A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt small, rural hospitals from medicare section 223 limits.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt any hospital which is located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area and which has less than 100 acute care beds from certain reasonable cost limitations.

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Timeline

1. 15 July 1982

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 July 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 July 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 July 1982

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 21 July 1982

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 July 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
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