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HR 4997 106th Congress House

Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospital Equity Act of 2000

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise and improve the Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital program.

Introduced: September 21, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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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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 Latest action August 31, 2000

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospital Equity Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to allow a Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital to elect to apply the Medicare patient population percentage measurement to the three most recent cost reporting periods.

Revises the target amount and rebased target amount components of the formula for calculation of the operating costs of inpatient hospital services of Medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals that elect to apply such measurement.

Repeals the termination of the Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital program, including the authority to decline reclassification from rural to non-rural (thus making it permanent).

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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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4997: Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospital Equity Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4997/
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"H.R. 4997: Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospital Equity Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4997/.
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H.R. 4997, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4997/.
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