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S. 885 (107th)

Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act

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Introduced

15 May 2001

Last action

15 May 2001 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)

Sponsors

Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR], Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) mandate a single national average standardized payment amount for inpatient hospital services furnished, regardless of whether in an urban or non-urban area, under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for discharges occurring in FY 2002 and thereafter; and (2) establish a minimum factor of .925 as a floor for area wage adjustment factors used under the PPS for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.

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Timeline

  1. 15 May 2001

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 May 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4946-4947)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 May 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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