S 839
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to medical education
Higher education
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Medical residents
Medicare
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Social Welfare
Teaching hospitals
American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001
Introduced: May 7, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4425)
May 7, 2001
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Plain-English summary
American Hospital Preservation 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, to: (1) increase (restore the full) market basket update for inpatient prospective payment services hospitals; and (2) maintain the indirect medical education adjustment percentage at 6.5 percent.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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