United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2712 (106th)
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 1999
Introduced
4 August 1999
Last action
9 August 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for determining the amount of Medicare payment with respect to the operating costs of inpatient hospital services of certain Puerto Rico hospitals, gradually increasing the national payment rate to 100 percent by FY 2002.
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Timeline
4 August 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
4 August 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 August 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 August 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 August 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2712
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2712
- us · 106-hr-2712 · source updated 20 August 2025