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Medicare: A Timeline of Key Developments
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1990-1994  

1990: OBRA 1990 required state Medicaid programs to cover premiums for Medicare beneficiaries between 100%-120% of poverty (SLMBs).
     
   

1990: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA 1990) established the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) eligibility group requiring state Medicaid programs to cover premiums for beneficiaries with incomes between 100% and 120% of the federal poverty level. Medicare was expanded to cover screening mammography and partial hospitalization services in community mental health centers. Federal standards were established for Medigap policies, including standardized benefit packages and minimum loss ratios, replacing the voluntary certification system.

 
1990: The U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (the "Pepper Commission") recommended the creation of a new Medicare long-term care program that would provide nursing home and home- and community-based services. These recommendations were not enacted.
 
 
1990:
• Medicare Part A deductible: $592/year
• Medicare Part B premium: $28.60/month
• Total Medicare population: 34.3 million beneficiaries
 
1993: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 modified payments to Medicare providers, as part of overall deficit reduction legislation, and lifted the cap on wages subject to the HI payroll tax.
 
1993: States started to cover Medicare Part B premiums for SLMBs.
 
 
 
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