United States · Bill · S
S. 885 (107th)
Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act
Introduced
15 May 2001
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 May 2001
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 May 2001
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 May 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/885
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/885