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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 9, 1997
Deems to be permissible broad-based health care related taxes certain taxes, fees, or assessments under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act which were collected by New York State from a health care provider before June 1, 1997, for which a specified waiver has been applied, or would be but for this provision (thus exempting such tax, fees, or assessments from the requirement that provider-specified specific taxes be subtracted from the State share of Medicaid expenditures for purposes of Federal share calculation).
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Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R–NY
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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