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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under part A of the medicare program for…

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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services for inpatient hospital discharges occurring during fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 20, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 20, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Phases in, by FY 1992, an update to the area wage index used in determining Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) payments to hospitals for wage-related costs in different areas. Requires the next survey of hospital wage-related costs to be conducted by FY 1993.

What's happening now June 25, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 5, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5097: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services for inpatient hospital discharges occurring during fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5097/
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"H.R. 5097: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services for inpatient hospital discharges occurring during fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5097/.
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H.R. 5097, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5097/.
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[H.R. 5097: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services for inpatient hospital discharges occurring during fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5097/)
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