What the document says“Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$1,251,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,804,000,000''.”
The section amends section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)), raising the amount in the Medicare Improvement Fund by $553,000,000.
What the document actually says“Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$1,251,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,804,000,000''.”
The old amount is taken out. The new amount is $1,804,000,000.
The fund had a set size in the law. That size goes up. It rises by $553,000,000.
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