A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses the funds only for programs to reduce smoking and for public health purposes
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: United States; Claims administration; Finance; Tobacco; United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services; Smoking cessation; Law and legislation; States; Tobacco industry; Structured settlements; Medicaid; Public health; Products liability
Other titles: 106th Congress, 1st Session, H.R. 610 in the House of Representatives.; To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses the funds only for programs to reduce smoking and for public health purposes.
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Introduced Feb. 4, 1999; referred to the Committee on Commerce.

CMS copy in folder: Public Laws: Bill / House / 106th Congress / 1st Session / 1999 / File 1.