HR 615
110th Congress
House
Health
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Medicare
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007
Introduced: January 22, 2007
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 22, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 22, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007 - 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% to zero; and (2) increase the applicable federal percentage from 75% to 100%.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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