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Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003

Introduced: June 4, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7397-7400)
Jun 4, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7397)
Jun 4, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 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; (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.

Provides for virtual pharmacist consultation service demonstration projects.

What's happening now June 4, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7397-7400)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 9, 2003
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 4, 2003
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1185: Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1185/
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"S. 1185: Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1185/.
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S. 1185, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1185/.
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