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S 36 108th Congress Senate

Medicare Equity Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule, to provide incentives necessary to attract educators and clinical practitioners to underserved areas, and to revise the area wage adjustment applicable under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities.

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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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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Jan 7, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S43)
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor from the geographic indices used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project that provides for demonstration grants designed to provide financial or other incentives to hospitals to attract educators and clinical practitioners so that hospitals that serve beneficiaries under the Medicare program who are residents of underserved areas may host clinical rotations.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for the use of skilled nursing facility wage data under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 36: Medicare Equity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-36/
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"S. 36: Medicare Equity Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-36/.
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S. 36, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-36/.
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