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HR 1604 107th Congress House Health Hospital rates Medicaid Medically uninsured Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare

Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced: April 26, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 26, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase the allowed Federal Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment in "extremely low-DSH" States from one percent to three percent of the State's Medicaid program costs.
What's happening now May 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 776 Identical bill Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 16, 2002
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 25, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 10, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 23, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 16, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 16, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1604: Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1604/
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"H.R. 1604: Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1604/.
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H.R. 1604, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1604/.
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