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S 2241 106th Congress Senate

Medicare Wage-Index Reclassification Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals.

Introduced: March 9, 2000 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
Health Ambulatory careHospital careHospital personnelHospital rates
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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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Mar 9, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2241)
Mar 9, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1414-1415)
Mar 9, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 9, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2241)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Wage-Index Reclassification Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make a change in a hospital's geographic classification for inpatient services applicable for purposes of adjustments to payments for variations in costs attributable to wages and wage-related costs for all prospective payment system (PPS)-reimbursed items and services. Defines "PPS-reimbursed items and services" as those furnished by the hospital or a provider-based hospital entity for which payments are: (1) made under the PPS for hospital outpatient department services; and (2) adjusted for variations in costs attributable to wages and wage-related costs.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2241: Medicare Wage-Index Reclassification Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2241/
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"S. 2241: Medicare Wage-Index Reclassification Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2241/.
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S. 2241, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2241/.
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