United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5220 (106th)
Essential Rural Hospital Preservation Act of 2000
Introduced
20 September 2000
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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Summary
Essential Rural Hospital Preservation Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the Medicare program with regard to essential rural hospitals by: (1) treating as allowable costs 100 percent of bad debts attributable to uncollectible copayments and deductions; (2) exempting such hospitals from the hospital outpatient prospective payment system; and (3) providing for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments (with a minimum DSH adjustment percentage of 20 percent) for essential rural hospital discharges between May 1, 1986, and October 1, 1997.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 September 2000
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/5220
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/5220