HR 1375
107th Congress
House
Health
Hospital personnel
Hospital rates
Labor and Employment
Medicare
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Rural hospitals
Social Welfare
Wages
Medicare Geographic Adjustment Fairness Act of 2001
Introduced: April 3, 2001
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 3, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Geographic Adjustment Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, with respect to decisions of the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board to reclassify a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) for purposes of the adjustment factor used to adjust the diagnostic related statistical group (DRG) prospective payment rate for area differences in hospital wage levels. Makes any such Board decision to reclassify a DSH for purposes of the adjustment factor for FY 2001 or any subsequent fiscal year apply for purposes of adjusting payments made on a prospective basis for variations in costs attributable to wages and wage-related costs for prospective payment system-reimbursed items and services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1