Congress 109 - HR 4992 - Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of 2006

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Access to health care Armed Forces and National Security Collection of accounts Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government trust funds Health Hospital rates Medicare Social Welfare Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care

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Veterans Medicare Assistance Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a Medicare subvention project under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary for Medicare health care services furnished to Medicare-eligible veterans in VA facilities.

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Mar 27, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 16, 2006

Introduced in House

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