S 813 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2001

Introduced May 1, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Rick Santorum R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 1, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 1, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise: (1) the payment formula to increase base payment amounts to Puerto Rico hospitals; and (2) the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2001 to Jun 7, 2002, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLBob GrahamOriginalMay 1, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliMar 6, 2002
D-LAMary L. LandrieuApr 29, 2002
D-MAEdward M. KennedyMay 14, 2002
D-MAJohn F. KerryJun 7, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 1, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. May 1, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1656Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2001Identical billMay 10, 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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