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HR 1501 111th Congress House

Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009

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: March 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Caribbean areaHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicare
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Puerto RicoU.S. territories and protectorates
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 12, 2009
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 Latest action March 12, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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%.

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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 12, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1501: Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1501/
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"H.R. 1501: Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1501/.
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H.R. 1501, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1501/.
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