Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020
Latest action · Mar 12, 2020 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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020
This bill provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 12, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6281 | Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Mar 13, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
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