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HR 2333 108th Congress House

Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve outpatient health care for Medicare beneficiaries who reside in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 23, 2003 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jun 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 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.
Jun 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 11, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), the Public Health Service Act, and other Federal law with respect to rural health care, especially: (1) physician reimbursement; (2) rural health clinics and community health centers; (3) home health services and hospice care; (4) air and ground ambulance services; (5) mental health care accessibility; and (6) rural health services research.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any loan payments under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Independent 1
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Sep 13, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 20, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 23, 2003
TANNER, JOHN
· Jun 9, 2003
EDWARDS, CHET
· Jun 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2333: Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2333/
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"H.R. 2333: Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2333/.
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H.R. 2333, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2333/.
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