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
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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.
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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