Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2003

Summary

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity 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 discharge-weighted average of the nationally 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. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 April 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 April 2003 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 April 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 April 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 April 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] · R · Sponsor
• LUIS GUTIERREZ · D · Sponsor
• Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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