S 652
108th Congress
Senate
Health
District of Columbia
Government Operations and Politics
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Social Welfare
Access to Hospitals Act of 2003
Introduced: March 18, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3901)
Mar 18, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3900-3901)
Mar 18, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3901)
Committees of jurisdiction
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