HR 1501
111th Congress
House
Health
Caribbean area
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Medicare
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009
Introduced: March 12, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 12, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 - 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 House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1