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.
Latest action · Jun 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 15, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 18, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 15, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 15, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2007Referred 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, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Titles 1
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 a wage index floor for hospitals and home health agencies located in certain areas under the Medicare Program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2007Introduced in House
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