United States · Bill · S
S. 636 (108th)
Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2003
Introduced
17 March 2003
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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10 February 2026
Summary
Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase payment by ten percent for home health services furnished in a rural area on or after April 1, 2003; but prohibits the Secretary from reducing the standard prospective payment system amount (or amounts) applicable to such services furnished during a period to offset the payment increase resulting from such requirement.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 March 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/636
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/636