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 PUBLIC LAW 98-369—JULY 18, 1984

98 STAT. 1063

Subtitle D—Uncompensated Services Provided by Skilled Nursing Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities Sec. 2391. Study.

Subtitle A—Medicare Amendments PART I—REIMBURSEMENT AND BENEFIT CHANGES

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MODIFICATION OF WORKING AGED PROVISION

SEC. 2301. (a) Section 18620b)(3)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "over 64 but" each place it appears. (b) Section 4(g)(1) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 is amended— (1) by inserting ", and any employee's spouse aged 65 through 69," after "aged 65 through 69"; and (2) by inserting ", and the spouse of such employee," after "same conditions as any employee". (c)(1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 1985. (2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall become effective on January 1, 1985.

42 USC I395y. 29 USC 623.

Effective date, 42 USC I395y "°Effective date. 29 USC 623 note.

PART B PREMIUM

SEC. 2302. (a) Section 1839(e) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "1986" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof in each instance "1988". (h) Section 1839 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(fKl) If no cost-of-living increase becomes effective under section 215(i) in December of 1985 or 1986, the monthly premium of each individual enrolled under this part for each month in the succeeding year shall (except as otherwise provided in subsection (b)) be the same as the monthly premium (disregarding subsection 0))) of the individual for such December. "(2) If paragraph (1) does not apply to the monthly premiums for 1986 or 1987, if an individual is entitled to monthly benefits under section 202 or 223 for November and for December in the preceding year, and if the monthly premium for that December and for the following January is deducted from those benefits under section 1840(a)(l), the monthly premium for that individual for that January and for each of the succeeding 11 months for which he is entitled to benefits under section 202 or 223 shall (except as otherwise provided in subsection (b)) be the greater of— "(A) the monthly premium amount determined under subsection (a)(2) for that January reduced by the amount (if any) necessary to make the monthly benefits under section 202 or 223 for that January after the deduction of the monthly premium (disregarding subsection (b)) for that January at least equal to the monthly benefits under section 202 or 223 for the preceding November after the deduction of the premium (disregarding subsection (b)) for that individual for that November, or "(B) the monthly premium (disregarding subsection (b)) for that individual for that December.

97 Stat. 170. 42 USC 1395r.

42 USC 415.

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42 USC 402,423. 42 USC 1395s. 42 USC 402, 423.

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