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HR 1764 103th Congress House Health Hospital care Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Rural hospitals Rural public health

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend until October 1, 1994, the period during which medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals may be paid under alternative reimbursement…

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend until October 1, 1994, the period during which medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals may be paid under alternative reimbursement methodologies for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services under the medicare program.

Introduced: April 21, 1993 See on congress.gov
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May 6, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 21, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 21, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend special payments under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) for the operating costs of inpatient services of Medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to permit such hospitals which have been reclassified as urban to decline such reclassification.

What's happening now May 6, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 28, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1764: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend until October 1, 1994, the period during which medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals may be paid under alternative reimbursement methodologies for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services under the medicare program.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1764/
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"H.R. 1764: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend until October 1, 1994, the period during which medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals may be paid under alternative reimbursement methodologies for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services under the medicare program.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1764/.
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H.R. 1764, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1764/.
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[H.R. 1764: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend until October 1, 1994, the period during which medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals may be paid under alternative reimbursement methodologies for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services under the medicare program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1764/)
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