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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 10, 1999
Melissa Froelich Medicaid Congenital Heart Defect Waiver Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, by waiver, to provide that an approved State Medicaid plan may include as medical assistance specified items and services related to the treatment of certain individuals diagnosed at birth with one or more congenital heart defects which require surgical intervention, if the State provides certain satisfactory assurances to the Secretary, including that the State, under such waiver, will be the secondary payor of the medical assistance.
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Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R–MD
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E125)
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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