HR 1656 · 107th Congress · Health

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-05-01· Sponsored by Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8]· 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.(2001-05-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise: (1) the payment formula to increase base payment amounts to Puerto Rico hospitals; and (2) the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.…

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Cosponsors (11)

8 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4]LA
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8]IL
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX