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HR 827 102th Congress House

High Medicare Hospital Relief Act of 1991

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an additional payment under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hosp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an additional payment under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services of hospitals with a high proportion of patients who are medicare beneficiaries.

Introduced: April 17, 1991 See on congress.gov
Health Hospital careHospitalsMedicareRural public health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 5, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

High Medicare Hospital Relief Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide, for FY 1992 and 1993, an additional Medicare payment to a hospital when at least 65 percent of its inpatient days or discharges are attributable to Medicare beneficiaries.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 17, 1991
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 17, 1991
GOSS, PORTER
· Feb 5, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 827: High Medicare Hospital Relief Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-827/
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"H.R. 827: High Medicare Hospital Relief Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-827/.
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H.R. 827, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-827/.
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