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104TH CONGRESS REPT. 104-844,
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
EXTENSION OF MEDICARE ENROLLMENT COMPOSITION
WAIVER FOR THE WATTS HEALTH FOUNDATION
SEPTEMBER 25, 1996.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. BLILEY, from the Committee on Commerce,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2923]
The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 2923) to extend for 4 additional years the waiver granted to
the Watts Health Foundation from the membership mix require-
ment for health maintenance organizations participating in the
medicare program, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Summary..................................................1
Background and Need for Legislation ......................................2
Hearings ....... ...................................................... 3
Committee Consideration................................................3
Rollcall Votes.......................................................... 3
Committee Oversight Findings...........................................3
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight ............................4
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...............................4
Committee Cost Estimate................................................4
Congressional Budget Office Estimate .....................................4
Inflationary Impact Statement............................................5
Advisory Committee Statement...........................................5
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...............................5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported. ....................... 5
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
The purpose of H.R. 2923 is to extend a waiver of Section 1876(f)
of the Social Security Act (regarding the 50/50 rule) through Janu-
ary 1, 2000, for the Watts Health Foundation. The waiver extended
by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993 expired
on January 1, 1996.
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