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HR 1729 109th Congress House Health Hospital care Hospital rates Medicare Puerto Rico Social Welfare

Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005

Introduced: April 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the Medicare inpatient hospital services payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals to: (1) reduce the applicable Puerto Rico percentage from 25 percent to zero; and (2) increase the applicable Federal percentage from 75 percent to 100 percent.

What's happening now April 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 862 Identical bill Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 20, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1729: Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1729/
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"H.R. 1729: Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1729/.
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H.R. 1729, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1729/.
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