Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Office of Legislation writes legislative summaries for all major legislation passed by the Congress. The list below displays CMS' legislative summaries by year. To show only a particular year, select the relevant year from the drop down menu and click "Refresh List".
| 1997 | Balanced Budget Act of 1997 | 105-33 | On August 5, 1997, the President signed into law H.R. 2015, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The law makes numerous changes to various titles of the Social Security Act, as well as creating a new Tittle XXI, the State Children's Health Insurance Program. This summary describes only those changes that may relate to the Medicare, Medicaid or State Children's Health Insurance Program. |
| 1985 | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 | 99-272 | On April 7, 1986 the President signed into law H.R. 3128, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which is a bill to make changes in spending and revenue provisions for purposes of deficit reduction and program improvement, consistent with the budget process. |
| 1992 | Dayton Area Health Plan Inc. | 102-276 | This legislation allows the Dayton Area Health Plan, Inc. to continue to serve as an HMO for Medicaid recipients in Montgomery County, Ohio from May 1, 1992 through January 1994. Without this legislation, the Dayton Area Health Plan, Inc. would not meet the enrollment composition requirements for Medicaid HMOs. |
| 1984 | Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 | 98-369 | On July 18, 1984, the President signed into law H.R. 4170, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. This new law includes many provisions affecting the Medicare and Medicaid programs. |
| 1992 | Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act | 102-139 | In response to claims that the Medicaid rebate program caused drug price increases to other Federal purchasers, the Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, enacted on October 28, 1991, provides that prices for drugs paid by or in contracts administered by DVA could not be used in the Medicaid drug rebate calculation from October 28, 1991 through June 30, 1992. |
| 1988 | Legislative Summary for Family Support Act of 1988 | 100-485 | On October 13, 1988, the President signed into law H.R. 1720. The law, popularly known as “welfare reform,” contains far-reaching changes to the AFDC and child support enforcement programs under Title IV of the Social Security Act. It also significantly expands the duration and scope of provisions for continuation of Medicaid coverage for families losing AFDC cash assistance, and includes technical corrections to the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and other miscellaneous provisions. |
| 1992 | Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 | 102-539 | On October 27, 1992, the President signed into law H.R. 6182, the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992. This law established national quality standards for all facilities providing mammography services in the U.S. As of October 1, 1994, facilities will be required to be certified by the Secretary or a state, if the Secretary has approved the state program. |
| 1991 | Medicaid Voluntary Contribution and Provider-Specific Tax Amendments of 1991 | 102-234 | On December 12, 1991, the President signed into law H.R. 3595, the Medicaid Voluntary Contribution and Provider-specific Tax Amendment of 1991, which is an Act to provide for a moratorium on the issuance of final regulations and on the use of donations and provider-specific taxes by States to receive Federal matching funds under Medicaid. |
| 1989 | Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989 | 101-234 | On December 13, 1989, the President signed into law H.R. 3607, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989, which repealed the major expansions of the Medicare program enacted the previous year in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. |
| 1980 | Medicare Coverage of Pneumococcal Vaccine Administration | 96-611 | On December 28, 1980, the President signed into law a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of the pneumococcal vaccine and its administration and to limit SSI and Medicaid eligibility for those who dispose of assets at less than fair market value. |
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