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S.954: Hospital Medicare Payment Parity Act of 2001
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 24, 2001
- Latest Major Action May 24, 2001
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Hospital Medicare Payment Parity Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, where hospitals in one urban area are treated for geographical reclassification purposes as being located in another urban area, to calculate and apply the wage index for that one urban area as if the hospitals so treated had not been excluded from the calculation of such wage index...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| May 24, 2001 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert G. Torricelli (D-N.J.) |