S 885
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Ambulatory care
Hospital care
Hospital personnel
Hospital rates
Labor and Employment
Medicare
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Social Welfare
Wages
Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act
Introduced: May 15, 2001
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)
May 15, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4946-4947)
May 15, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act - 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4947)
Committees of jurisdiction
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