HR 1729 · 109th Congress · Health

Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-04-20· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-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.(2005-04-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the Medicare inpatient hospital services payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals to: (1) reduce the applicable Puerto Rico percentage from 25 percent to zero; and (2) increase the applicable Federal percentage from 75 percent to 100 percent.…

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Cosponsors (14)

6 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]IL
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]FL
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]PA
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]FL
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]TX
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]PA