Medicare Equity Act of 2003

Summary

Medicare Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project that provides for demonstration grants designed to provide financial or other incentives to hospitals to attract educators and clinical practitioners so that hospitals that serve beneficiaries under the Medicare program who are residents of underserved areas may host clinical rotations. Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for the use of skilled nursing facility wage data under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services.

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Timeline

1. 7 January 2003

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 January 2003

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S43)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 January 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 January 2003 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 January 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 January 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 January 2003

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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