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S. 2854 (107th)

Medicare Safety Net Hospital Improvement Act of 2002

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Introduced

1 August 2002

Last action

1 August 2002 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7917-7918)

Sponsors

Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Medicare Safety Net Hospital Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the annual collection of data on inpatient and outpatient charges and modification of disproportionate share Medicare payments with respect to each hospital serving vulnerable populations.

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Timeline

  1. 1 August 2002

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7917-7918)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 August 2002

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7917)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 August 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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