Congress 110 - HR 2741 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a wage index floor for hospitals and home health agencies located in certain areas under the Medicare Program.

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Economics and Public Finance Health Home care services Hospital rates Hospitals Housing and Community Development Indexing (Economic policy) Labor and Employment Medical fees Medicare New Hampshire Rural health Social Welfare Urban affairs Urban areas Wages

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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the area wage index for hospitals located in certain rural areas with respect to discharges on or after October 1, 2007, to be not less than the index applicable during FY2007.

Requires the area wage index for a home health agency located in an urban area in New Hampshire to be not less than the area wage index for a rural area in such state.

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Jun 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2007

Referred 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.
Jun 15, 2007

Introduced in House

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