United States · Bill · S
S. 653 (108th)
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2003
Introduced
18 March 2003
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise: (1) the payment formula to increase payment amounts to Puerto Rico hospitals that are based on the applicable Federal percentage of the discharge-weighted average of the national adjusted DRG (diagnostically-related group) prospective payment rate for hospitals located in urban and rural areas for discharges beginning in FY 2004; and (2) the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 March 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/653
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/653