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S 3500 116th Congress Senate

Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.

Introduced: March 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHome and outpatient careHospital careInflation and prices
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 12, 2020
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 Latest action March 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020

This bill provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6281 Identical bill Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 12, 2020
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3500: Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3500/
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"S. 3500: Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3500/.
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S. 3500, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3500/.
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