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HR 328 108th Congress House

Access to Hospitals Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend modifications to DSH allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

Introduced: June 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health District of ColumbiaGovernment Operations and PoliticsHospital careHospital rates
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Access to Hospitals Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal specified reductions after FY 2000 and thereby extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

Increases the Medicaid DSH allotment for the District of Columbia.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 652 Identical bill Access to Hospitals Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 16 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 21, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 5, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 5, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 22, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 22, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 14, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 14, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 7, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 7, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 20, 2003
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 6, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 5, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 8, 2003
DREIER, DAVID
· Jan 8, 2003
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 8, 2003
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jan 8, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 328: Access to Hospitals Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-328/
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