ENT-45 FREEZE MEDICARE'S PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM RATES FOR ONE YEAR

                                  Annual Savings              Cumulative
                               (Millions of dollars            Five-Year
Savings from         -----------------------------------------   Savings
CBO Baseline         1994     1995      1996     1997     1998
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Outlays              2,050    2,850     3,150    3,450    3,750     15,250
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