Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999

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The Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 was U.S. federal legislation that modified and eased some of the Medicare and Medicaid spending cuts and payment policies established under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
health care legislation
appliesTo Medicaid program NERFINISHED
Medicare program NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field health policy
public finance
social insurance
follows Balanced Budget Act of 1997 NERFINISHED
hasEffectOn home health agencies
hospitals
other Medicare providers
skilled nursing facilities
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody United States Congress
namedAfter balanced budget policy goals
partOf United States Medicaid law NERFINISHED
United States Medicare law NERFINISHED
purpose to adjust Medicaid payment policies
to adjust Medicare payment policies
to ease certain Medicaid spending cuts
to ease certain Medicare spending cuts
to modify provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
regulates Medicaid reimbursement rates
Medicare reimbursement rates
federal health care payments
sector health care
temporalContext 1999
typeOfAction budget refinement

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Balanced Budget Act of 1997 followedBy Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999