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Bill106th CongressFiled Sep 20, 2000Health
H.R. 5220

Essential Rural Hospital Preservation Act of 2000

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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 20, 2000)

Essential Rural Hospital Preservation Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the Medicare program with regard to essential rural hospitals by: (1) treating as allowable costs 100 percent of bad debts attributable to uncollectible copayments and deductions; (2) exempting such hospitals from the hospital outpatient prospective payment system; and (3) providing for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments (with a minimum DSH adjustment percentage of 20 percent) for essential rural hospital discharges between May 1, 1986, and October 1, 1997.

What just happenedOct 20, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14](R-TX)Sponsor
15 cosponsors8 D7 R
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  1. Oct 20, 2000CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  2. Sep 29, 2000CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  3. Sep 20, 2000IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  4. Sep 20, 2000IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

  5. Sep 20, 2000IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  6. Sep 20, 2000IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1536-1537)

  7. Sep 20, 2000IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. Sep 20, 2000IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House