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HR 1710 108th Congress House

American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceEducationFederal aid to educationHigher education
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Hospital ratesHospitalsMedical educationMedicareSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Apr 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries starting in FY 2004, and for FY 2005 and each subsequent fiscal year as well; (2) ensure the full market basket update for any fiscal year after FY 2005; and (3) restore the reimbursement factor for indirect medical education payments to teaching hospitals to the FY 2002 level for FY 2005 and each subsequent fiscal year, after providing for an increase in such factor from current levels for FY 2004.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 14 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2003
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Jun 16, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 16, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Jun 10, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 10, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 3, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 3, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 3, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 3, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 15, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 15, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 9, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 9, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 6, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 6, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 1, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 29, 2003
QUINN, JACK
· Apr 29, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Apr 29, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1710: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1710/
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"H.R. 1710: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1710/.
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H.R. 1710, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1710/.
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