HR 5097 · 101th Congress · Health

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services for inpatient hospital discharges occurring during fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1990-06-20· Sponsored by Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(1990-06-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Phases in, by FY 1992, an update to the area wage index used in determining Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) payments to hospitals for wage-related costs in different areas. Requires the next survey of hospital wage-related costs to be conducted by FY 1993.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (11)

8 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10]TX
Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]MN
Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4]VA
Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1]RI
Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1]AR
Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2]VA
Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20]IL