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S 2610 106th Congress Senate

Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas.

Introduced: May 25, 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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May 23, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4316)
May 23, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4315-4316)
May 23, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 23, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4316)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to payments for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program, with specified formulae for States whose average per beneficiary amount is: (1) greater than 105 percent of the national average; or (2) less than 95 percent of the national average.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish procedures for improving methods to collect wage and hour data on hospital employees by occupational category; and (2) revise the methods used to adjust payments to hospitals for different area wage levels to ensure that such data are taken into account.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 25, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2610: Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2610/
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"S. 2610: Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2610/.
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S. 2610, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2610/.
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