H.R. 5160: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
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H.R. 5160: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
Plain summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend through September 2005 Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals for additional low-income medicare beneficiaries. Revises requirements for the total allocation amount for three specified periods between January 1, 2004, and September 30, 2005.
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Official text
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare cost-sharing for the Medicare part B premium for qualifying individuals through September 2005.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · 2 cosponsors
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Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5160.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr5160 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108