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HR 3942 104th Congress House Health Hospitals Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care)

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the geographic reclassification of hospitals for purposes of disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the Medicare program.

Introduced: August 1, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 1, 1996
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit the geographic reclassification of hospitals under Medicare for purposes of disproportionate share payment adjustments.

What's happening now August 1, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 17, 1996
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Aug 1, 1996
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Aug 1, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3942: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the geographic reclassification of hospitals for purposes of disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the Medicare program.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3942/
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"H.R. 3942: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the geographic reclassification of hospitals for purposes of disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the Medicare program.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3942/.
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H.R. 3942, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3942/.
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[H.R. 3942: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the geographic reclassification of hospitals for purposes of disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the Medicare program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3942/)
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