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S 839 107th Congress Senate

American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for inpatient hospital services under the medicare program and to free… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for inpatient hospital services under the medicare program and to freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education.

Introduced: May 9, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceEducationFederal aid to medical educationHigher education
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Hospital careHospital ratesMedical residentsMedicareProspective payment systems (Medical care)Social WelfareTeaching hospitals
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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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.
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 Latest action May 7, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1556 Companion bill American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 30, 2002
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 30, 2001
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 11, 2001
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 9, 2001
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 839: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-839/
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"S. 839: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-839/.
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S. 839, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-839/.
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