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HR 1604 107th Congress House

Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the floor for treatment as an extremely low DSH State to 3 percent in fiscal year 2002.

Introduced: September 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health Hospital ratesMedicaidMedically uninsuredProspective payment systems (Medical care)Social Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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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 Latest action May 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.
 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 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Sep 24, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jul 15, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 16, 2002
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 25, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 10, 2002
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 10, 2002
TURNER, JIM
· May 25, 2001
 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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