12 2 STA T . 2 49 4 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 75—J UL Y 15 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–275 110 thCongres s A n Act Toamendti t l e sXVI IIandXIXo f t h e S o c ial Sec ur it yA cttoe x tend ex p irin g pro v isions under the M edicare P rogram , to improve b eneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance lo w- income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E
T AB LEO F CONTENTS. (a)SHORTTI T LE.— T hisActm a ybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ M edica r e I m p r ov eme n ts f or P atients and Providers Act of 20 0 8’ ’. (b) T AB LEO FC O N TENT S .—The tab l e of contents of this Act is as follo w s
Sec. 1 . Short title
table of contents. TIT LE I — ME D I C A R E Subtitle A— B eneficiary Improvements P ART I—PR EV E N T IO N, MENTA LH EALT H ,AN D MAR K ETIN G Sec. 1 0 1. Improvements to coverage of preventive services. Sec. 10 2 . Elimination of discriminatory copayment rates for Medicare outpatient psychiatric services. Sec. 10 3 . Prohibitions and limitations on certain sales and mar k eting activities under Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plans. Sec. 10 4 . Improvements to the Medigap program. PART II—LO W -IN C O M E PROGRAM S Sec. 111. Extension of q ualifying individual (Q I ) program. Sec. 112. Application of full LIS subsidy assets test under Medicare Savings Pro- gram. Sec. 113. Eliminating barriers to enrollment. Sec. 114. Elimination of Medicare part D late enrollment penalties paid by subsidy eligible individuals. Sec. 11 5 . Eliminating application of estate recovery. Sec. 11 6 . Exemptions from income and resources for determination of eligibility for low-income subsidy. Sec. 11 7 . J udicial review of decisions of the Commissioner of Social Security under the Medicare part D low-income subsidy program. Sec. 11 8 . Translation of model form. Sec. 11 9 . Medicare enrollment assistance. Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Part A Sec. 121. Expansion and extension of the Medicare Rural Hospital F lexibility Pro- gram. Sec. 122. Rebasing for sole community hospitals. Sec. 123. Demonstration pro j ect on community health integration models in certain rural counties. Sec. 124. Extension of the reclassification of certain hospitals. Sec. 125. Revocation of unique deeming authority of the Joint Commission. 42USC1305note.M e dicar e Imp ro v ement sf or P atients and Providers A ct of 200 8 . Inter -g overnmenta l relations. Ju l y 15 , 2008 [H . R . 6 331 ]
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