HR 2712
106th Congress
House
Health
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Medicare
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 1999
Introduced: August 4, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 4, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 4, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for determining the amount of Medicare payment with respect to the operating costs of inpatient hospital services of certain Puerto Rico hospitals, gradually increasing the national payment rate to 100 percent by FY 2002.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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