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Support Our Health Care Providers Act of 2003

Introduced: November 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
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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Nov 21, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15420-15470)
Nov 21, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15420)
Nov 21, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support Our Health Care Providers Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to services in rural areas, inpatient hospital services, physician services, preventive services, certain demonstrations and studies, home health services, graduate medical education (GME), chronic care improvement, regulatory and contracting reform, education and outreach, appeals and recovery, as well as specified aspects of the Medicaid program under title XIX.

(S. 1926 is identical, except with respect to any provider cuts or premium increases, to titles IV through VII of the conference report of H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003, which became Public Law 108-173 on December 8, 2003. It excludes titles I (Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit), II (Medicare Advantage), III (Combatting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse), XI (Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals), and XII (Tax Incentives for Health and Retirement Security) of the conference report of H.R. 1.)

What's happening now November 21, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15420-15470)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1926: Support Our Health Care Providers Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1926/
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"S. 1926: Support Our Health Care Providers Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1926/.
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S. 1926, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1926/.
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