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S. 885 (107th)

Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act

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Introduced

15 May 2001

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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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