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HR 953 103th Congress House Health Hospital care Hospitals Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Puerto Rico Rural hospitals

Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1993

Introduced: February 17, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 1993
See H.R.2264.
Feb 23, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 17, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1993 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend the period during which Medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals receive additional payments under Medicare for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services; (2) revise the criteria for determining whether hospitals are eligible for such additional payments; and (3) provide for additional payments under Medicare to other Medicare-dependent hospitals.

What's happening now August 10, 1993

See H.R.2264.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1051 Identical bill Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1993
  • HR 2264 Procedurally related Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 20, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 953: Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-953/
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"H.R. 953: Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-953/.
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H.R. 953, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-953/.
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