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HR 615 110th Congress House

Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals.

Introduced: January 22, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health Hospital careHospital ratesMedicarePuerto RicoSocial Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action January 30, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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%.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 22, 2007
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 22, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 615: Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-615/
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"H.R. 615: Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-615/.
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H.R. 615, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-615/.
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