S 636 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 17, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Susan M. Collins R-ME

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 17, 2003 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. IntroducedMar 17, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase payment by ten percent for home health services furnished in a rural area on or after April 1, 2003; but prohibits the Secretary from reducing the standard prospective payment system amount (or amounts) applicable to such services furnished during a period to offset the payment increase resulting from such requirement.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2003 to Jun 9, 2003, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOChristopher S. BondOriginalMar 17, 2003
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiApr 3, 2003
R-MSThad CochranJun 3, 2003
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonJun 9, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 17, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  3. Mar 17, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3808-3809)

Subjects

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

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