S 2490 · 107th Congress · Health

Medicare Skilled Nursing Beneficiary Protection Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-05-09· Sponsored by Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2002-05-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Skilled Nursing Beneficiary Protection Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services for determining updates for FY 2003 and for FY 2004 and subsequent fiscal years.…

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats9 Republicans1 Independent
Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]OR
Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]AR
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN]MN
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]PA
Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]VA
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]MA
Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]SD
Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]LA
Sen. Allen, George [R-VA]VA
Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ]NJ
Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR]AR
Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]NE
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]MS
Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA]GA
Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]AK
Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]MA
Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT]VT
Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]MD