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HR 4995 106th Congress House Health Case mix (Medical care) Hospital care Hospital rates Housing and Community Development Medicare Poor Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Rural hospitals Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments under the Medicare Program between urban and rural hospitals.

Introduced: July 27, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Aug 31, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 27, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2000
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase in the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) percentage for rural hospitals and for a reduction in the disproportionate patient percentage for rural hospitals.
What's happening now August 31, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 21, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4995: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments under the Medicare Program between urban and rural hospitals.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4995/
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"H.R. 4995: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for equity in the amount of disproportionate share payment adjustments under the Medicare Program between urban and rural hospitals.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4995/.
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H.R. 4995, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4995/.
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