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HR 1580 108th Congress House Health Hospital care Hospital personnel Hospital rates Labor and Employment Medicare Social Welfare Wages

Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003

Introduced: April 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to 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 2004 and thereafter.

Provides for an exception from current requirements for adjustment of the proportion of the diagnostic-related group (DRG) PPS rates representing hospital costs attributable to wages and wage-related costs. Declares that, for adjustments made for different area wage levels for discharges occurring in FY 2004 and thereafter for disproportionate share hospitals for which the adjustment factor established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the fiscal year is less than 1.0, the Secretary shall substitute for the proportion of hospital costs otherwise estimated a proportion of 62 percent.

What's happening now April 8, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 4 Independent 1
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 19, 2003
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 15, 2003
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 29, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 29, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 3, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1580: Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1580/
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"H.R. 1580: Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1580/.
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