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HR 4624 106th Congress House Health Case mix (Medical care) Hospital care Hospital rates Hospitals Medicaid Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare Welfare recipients

High Need Hospital Medicare Rate Relief Act of 2000

Introduced: June 9, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Jun 23, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1099-1100)
Jun 9, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 9, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
High Need Hospital Medicare Rate Relief Act of 2000 - Provides targeted payment relief during FY 2001 and 2002 under the Medicare program of title XVIII of the Social Security Act for certain hospitals disproportionately impacted by the payment reductions under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate payment amounts as if the applicable percentage increase for FY 2000 is the market basket percentage increase for such fiscal year without reduction.
What's happening now June 23, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1099-1100)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 27, 2000
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 14, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 14, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4624: High Need Hospital Medicare Rate Relief Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4624/
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"H.R. 4624: High Need Hospital Medicare Rate Relief Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4624/.
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H.R. 4624, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4624/.
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