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Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005

Introduced: May 11, 2005 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4946-4947)
May 11, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to hospital payments. Provides for the use of estimated costs rather than average charges in establishing weighting factors for diagnosis-related groups under the inpatient hospital prospective payment system.

Revises requirements for exceptions to the prohibition against certain physician self-referrals to specialty hospitals in which a physician has invested.

Exempts from the limitation on such referrals, and any liability for criminal penalties, specified arrangements between hospitals and physicians.

What's happening now May 11, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 8, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1002: Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1002/
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"S. 1002: Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1002/.
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