HR 1580 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 3, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Phil English R-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 8, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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. IntroducedApr 3, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to mandate a single national average standardized payment amount for inpatient hospital services furnished, regardless of whether in an urban or non-urban area, under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for discharges occurring in FY 2004 and thereafter.

Provides for an exception from current requirements for adjustment of the proportion of the diagnostic-related group (DRG) PPS rates representing hospital costs attributable to wages and wage-related costs. Declares that, for adjustments made for different area wage levels for discharges occurring in FY 2004 and thereafter for disproportionate share hospitals for which the adjustment factor established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the fiscal year is less than 1.0, the Secretary shall substitute for the proportion of hospital costs otherwise estimated a proportion of 62 percent.

Cosponsors 63

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2003 to Jun 19, 2003; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PADon SherwoodOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TNJim CooperOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-COMark UdallOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-ALMike RogersOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsOriginalApr 3, 2003
D-PATim HoldenOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-IATom LathamOriginalApr 3, 2003
R-NYAmo HoughtonApr 9, 2003
R-PAJim GerlachApr 9, 2003
R-PAMelissa A. HartApr 9, 2003
D-ARMike RossApr 9, 2003
R-MINick SmithApr 9, 2003
R-TXRon PaulApr 9, 2003
R-NYSherwood BoehlertApr 9, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Apr 9, 2003
D-ALArtur DavisApr 29, 2003
R-PABill ShusterApr 29, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonApr 29, 2003
R-NYJack QuinnApr 29, 2003
R-AZJim KolbeApr 29, 2003
D-UTJim MathesonApr 29, 2003
R-ARJohn BoozmanApr 29, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallApr 29, 2003
R-ALRobert B. AderholtApr 29, 2003
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Apr 29, 2003
R-NYSue W. KellyApr 29, 2003
R-ALTerry EverettApr 29, 2003
R-PATim MurphyApr 29, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderApr 29, 2003
R-INChris ChocolaMay 1, 2003
R-KYErnie FletcherMay 1, 2003
R-TXHenry BonillaMay 1, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyMay 1, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarMay 6, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelMay 6, 2003
R-INJohn N. HostettlerMay 8, 2003
R-KYHarold RogersMay 15, 2003
D-KYKen LucasMay 15, 2003
D-WVAlan B. MollohanJun 2, 2003
R-MTDenny RehbergJun 2, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 9, 2003
R-IAJim NussleJun 12, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostJun 16, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersJun 19, 2003
R-PACurt WeldonJun 19, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 19, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 3, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 8, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 8, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Apr 3, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Apr 3, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Area Wage Index and Standardized Rate Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 3, 2003Introduced in House

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