Bill97th CongressFiled Jul 17, 1981Health
H.R. 4206
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care, eye care, hearing aids, physical checkups, and foot care among the items and services for which payment may be under the supplementary medical insurance program, and to provide safeguards against consumer abuse in the provision of these items and services.
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What it does
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What just happenedJul 21, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3](R-AR)Sponsor