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S 899 108th Congress Senate Health Economics and Public Finance Education Federal aid to education Higher education Hospital rates Hospitals Medical education Medicare Social Welfare

American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003

Introduced: April 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5354)
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries starting in FY 2004, and for FY 2005 and each subsequent fiscal year as well; (2) ensure the full market basket update for any fiscal year after FY 2005; and (3) restore the reimbursement factor for indirect medical education payments to teaching hospitals to the FY 2002 level for FY 2005 and each subsequent fiscal year, after providing for an increase in such factor from current levels for FY 2004.
What's happening now April 11, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5354)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1710 Identical bill American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 3, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 23, 2003
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 7, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 899: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-899/
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"S. 899: American Hospital Preservation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-899/.
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S. 899, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-899/.
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