PRINTER'S NO. 764
No. 30 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY SAURMAN, STUBAN, STAIRS, MORRIS, FOX, NAHILL,
J. H. CLARK, REBER, VROON, GLADECK, LASHINGER, HAGARTY, BUNT,
CORNELL, GODSHALL AND HERSHEY, MARCH 6, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 6, 1989
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing Congress to exempt certain senior citizens from
2 participation in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of
3 1988.
4 WHEREAS, Some senior citizens have chosen to reside in a life
5 care community; and
6 WHEREAS, Some life care communities contract with residents
7 to provide continuing care in all eventualities; and
8 WHEREAS, Residents pay an entrance fee and monthly
9 maintenance fees to insure their continuing care; and
10 WHEREAS, The Medicare Catastrohpic Coverage Act of 1988
11 duplicates coverage these senior citizens have arranged for
12 themselves; and
13 WHEREAS, The legislation was designed to protect elderly and
14 disabled Medicare beneficiaries from overwhelming medical costs;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, Paying twice for the same coverage is not cost
17 effective or fair to these senior citizens; and
18 WHEREAS, This Federal law should permit senior citizens who
1 choose to do so because of other protection to opt out of the
2 coverage; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the Congress of the
5 United States to address the inequity created by the Medicare
6 Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 by creating an exemption for
7 certain senior citizens; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
9 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
10 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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