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Medicare Indian Health Fairness Act of 2003

Introduced: October 23, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13139)
Oct 23, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13138-13139)
Oct 23, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Indian Health Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) authorize reimbursement for all Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) services furnished by certain Indian health facilities; (2) require Medicare providers to charge no more than Medicare rates for inpatient hospital services provided to Indians who are eligible for contract health services from the Indian Health Service, tribally operated health programs, or urban Indian organizations; and (3) authorize outpatient or ambulatory care clinics (whether free-standing or provider-based) operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization to elect to be reimbursed on the same basis as if such clinic were a hospital outpatient department of the Indian Health Service.

What's happening now October 23, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13139)

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