HR 1675 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jerry Moran R-KS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 24, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 8, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make a variety of changes with regard to rural health care and such matters as: (1) urban and rural standardized payment amounts under the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system (PPS); (2) disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment for rural hospitals; (3) adjustment to the Medicare inpatient hospital PPS wage index to revise the labor-related share of such index; (4) treatment of certain sole community hospitals to limit the decline in payment under the PPS for hospital outpatient department services; (5) the critical access hospital program; and (6) permanent treatment of certain physician pathology services under Medicare.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to give the Secretary the authority to make and guarantee loans from the loan fund to any rural entity for projects for capital improvements.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for a five-year extension of the authorization for appropriations for certain Medicare rural grants.

Cosponsors 73

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2003 to Sep 30, 2003; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalApr 8, 2003
D-TXCharles W. StenholmOriginalApr 8, 2003
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalApr 8, 2003
D-HIEd CaseOriginalApr 8, 2003
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalApr 8, 2003
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalApr 8, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalApr 8, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalApr 8, 2003
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalApr 8, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalApr 8, 2003
D-WIRon KindOriginalApr 8, 2003
R-NEDoug BereuterApr 10, 2003
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.Apr 10, 2003
D-GAJim MarshallApr 10, 2003
D-PAJohn P. MurthaApr 10, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesApr 10, 2003
R-PABill ShusterApr 11, 2003
D-TXChet EdwardsApr 11, 2003
R-ARJohn BoozmanApr 11, 2003
D-TNJohn S. TannerApr 11, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreApr 11, 2003
R-LARodney AlexanderApr 11, 2003
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoApr 11, 2003
R-NETom OsborneApr 11, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderApr 11, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Apr 11, 2003
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsApr 11, 2003
D-TNBart GordonApr 30, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterApr 30, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonApr 30, 2003
R-MIDave CampApr 30, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloApr 30, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerApr 30, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonApr 30, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostApr 30, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIApr 30, 2003
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Apr 30, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaApr 30, 2003
R-IASteve KingApr 30, 2003
R-IATom LathamApr 30, 2003
D-MOIke SkeltonMay 1, 2003
R-MNMark R. KennedyMay 1, 2003
D-MIBart StupakMay 6, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersMay 6, 2003
R-CADevin NunesMay 6, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarMay 6, 2003
D-TNLincoln DavisMay 6, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 6, 2003
D-WABrian BairdMay 15, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringMay 15, 2003
R-IAJames A. LeachMay 15, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusMay 15, 2003
D-KYKen LucasMay 15, 2003
R-NELee TerryMay 15, 2003
D-ARMike RossMay 15, 2003
D-WANorman D. DicksMay 15, 2003
R-KSJim RyunMay 22, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallMay 22, 2003
D-CADennis A. CardozaJun 4, 2003
R-OKTom ColeJun 4, 2003
R-COJoel HefleyJun 9, 2003
D-NMTom UdallJun 9, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesJun 9, 2003
R-NYJack QuinnJun 10, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 10, 2003
R-IAJim NussleJun 11, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJun 11, 2003
R-OHRobert W. NeyJun 12, 2003
R-SDWilliam J. JanklowJun 17, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinJun 23, 2003
R-WADoc HastingsJun 26, 2003
D-WARick LarsenJul 10, 2003
R-MTDenny RehbergSep 30, 2003

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 8, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 22, 2003
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 8, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 24, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  2. Apr 22, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Apr 8, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Apr 8, 2003Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Health Care Access and Rural Equity 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 8, 2003Introduced in House

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