ENT-54 ELIMINATE MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS FOR ENROLLEES' BAD DEBTS

                                  Annual Savings              Cumulative
                               (Millions of dollars            Five-Year
Savings from         -----------------------------------------   Savings
CBO Baseline         1994     1995      1996     1997     1998
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Outlays               300      375       410      450      490       2,050
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