H.R. 4228105th CongressHouse Bill

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a Medicare+Choice organization to elect to…

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an election for Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment for the provision of abortion services under the Medicare Program.

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Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a Medicare+Choice organization to elect to exclude abortion services from the services it is otherwise required to provide as basic benefits.

Introduced Jul 15, 1998
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Jim Nussle

Republican

U.S. Representative · IA-2

12 cosponsors — mostly Republicans

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