legislation: 99-hconres-221

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99-hconres-221 99 hconres 221 A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that Medicare patients are entitled to accurate and timely information regarding their Medicare benefits. Social Welfare 1985-10-28 1985-11-04 Referred to Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] ME R S000663 35 Reaffirms congressional support for the Medicare Program and for the right of all Medicare beneficiaries to receive accurate and timely information regarding their benefits. Urges the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) convene a group of program participants to draft a simple statement of the rights and responsibilities of Medicare patients; and (2) transmit copies of the statement to all Members of Congress and hospitals and physicians participating in the program; and (3) urge participating hospitals to distribute copies of the statement to Medicare beneficiaries upon their hospitalization and to their families upon request. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  

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