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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 29, 2007
Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide additional amounts to eliminate the remainder of SCHIP funding shortfalls for FY2007.
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to require the use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid program.
Repeals the limited continuous enrollment provision for certain beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage Program.
Denies payments for hospital or ambulatory surgical center services if in their provision there occurred a type of event which should never occur (events that directly harm patients).
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Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D–NJ
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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