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H.R. 1351 (108th)

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2003

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Introduced

19 March 2003

Last action

3 April 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 19 March 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 April 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2003

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