HR 1351 · 108th Congress · Health

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-03-19· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [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.(2003-04-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise: (1) the payment formula to increase payment amounts to Puerto Rico hospitals that are based on the applicable Federal percentage of the discharge-weighted average of the national adjusted DRG (diagnostically-related group) prospective payment rate for hospitals located in urban and rural areas for discharges beginning in FY 2004; and (2) the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.…

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Cosponsors (18)

18 Democrats
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]CA
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]CA
Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]CA
Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]TX
Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]CA
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT