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H.R. 1638 (107th)

Medicare Geographic Reclassifications Equity Act of 2001

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

26 April 2001

Last action

3 May 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Grucci, Felix J., Jr. [R-NY-1], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Medicare Geographic Reclassifications Equity Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make wage index adjustments to ensure that geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to another urban area produce no reduced wage indexes for the urban area in which the hospital was originally classified.

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Timeline

  1. 26 April 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 April 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 April 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 May 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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