HR 2712 · 106th Congress · Health

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-08-04· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(1999-08-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for determining the amount of Medicare payment with respect to the operating costs of inpatient hospital services of certain Puerto Rico hospitals, gradually increasing the national payment rate to 100 percent by FY 2002.…

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

Cosponsors (16)

14 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4]LA
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-34]CA
Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]NY
Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large]AS
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29]CA