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HR 1342 108th Congress House

Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2003

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 2003.

Introduced: April 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health Hospital ratesMedicaidMedically uninsuredSocial Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 18, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act 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 204 Identical bill Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Apr 29, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 8, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 18, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1342: Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1342/
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H.R. 1342, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1342/.
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