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HR 1651 104th Congress House

Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1995

Official title: To require the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to develop separate applicable percentage increases to ensure that medicare beneficiaries who receive … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to develop separate applicable percentage increases to ensure that medicare beneficiaries who receive services from medicare dependent hospitals receive the same quality of care and access to services as medicare beneficiaries in other hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 1995 See on congress.gov
Health CongressCongressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal budgets
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 16, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1047-1048)
May 16, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1995 - Directs the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to: (1) develop separate applicable percentage increases for Medicare dependent and certain non-Medicare dependent hospitals to ensure that the average annual Medicare margins of the two hospitals are equalized while ensuring budget neutrality; and (2) include in each of its March reports to the Congress the percentage increases for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as recommendations on methods for ensuring that Medicare beneficiaries who receive Medicare dependent hospital services have the same access and quality of care as those beneficiaries furnished with certain non-Medicare dependent hospital services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 4, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 27, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1651: Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1651/
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"H.R. 1651: Medicare Dependent Hospital Relief Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1651/.
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H.R. 1651, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1651/.
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