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HR 4793 106th Congress House Health Hospital care Hospital rates Housing and Community Development Maternal health services Medicaid Obstetricians Obstetrics Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Rural hospitals Social Welfare Women

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the obstetrician requirement insofar as it prevents DSH designation in the case of certain rural hospitals.

Introduced: June 29, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Aug 31, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 29, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 29, 2000
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, with regard to requirements to qualify as a disproportionate share (DSH) hospital, to waive the obstetrician requirement when it prevents DSH designation in the case of certain critical access hospitals or essential rural health care providers.
What's happening now August 31, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 10, 2000
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 29, 2000
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 29, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4793: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the obstetrician requirement insofar as it prevents DSH designation in the case of certain rural hospitals.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4793/
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"H.R. 4793: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the obstetrician requirement insofar as it prevents DSH designation in the case of certain rural hospitals.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4793/.
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H.R. 4793, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4793/.
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[H.R. 4793: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the obstetrician requirement insofar as it prevents DSH designation in the case of certain rural hospitals.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4793/)
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