Payment Accuracy Improvement Act of 2006

Summary

Payment Accuracy Improvement Act of 2006 - Declares that, for payments to hospitals under under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for discharges occurring during FY2006-FY2007, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not apply an occupational mix adjustment to more than 10% of the Medicare hospital area wage index. Requires the Secretary, when applying such an occupational mix adjustment, to use only the data that was to be used to make the adjustment to such wage index under the proposed rule published by the Secretary in the Federal Register on April 25, 2006.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 2006

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 August 2006

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8538-8540)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 August 2006 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 August 2006

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 August 2006

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 August 2006

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Sponsors

• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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