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HR 1609 107th Congress House Health Ambulatory care Hospital care Hospital personnel Hospital rates Labor and Employment Medicare Prospective payment systems (Medical care) Social Welfare Wages

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: April 26, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) mandate a single national average standardized payment amount for inpatient hospital services furnished, regardless of whether in an urban or non-urban area, under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for discharges occurring in FY 2002 and thereafter; and (2) establish a minimum factor of .925 as a floor for area wage adjustment factors used under the PPS for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
What's happening now May 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 8 Republican 12 Independent 1
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2002
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 14, 2002
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 9, 2002
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 24, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 24, 2002
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 10, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2002
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 5, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 29, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 5, 2001
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 5, 2001
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 5, 2001
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 21, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 21, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 2, 2001
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 1, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 1, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1609: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1609/
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"H.R. 1609: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1609/.
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H.R. 1609, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1609/.
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[H.R. 1609: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1609/)
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