H.R. 5097 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under part A of the medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services for inpatient hospital discharges occurring during fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.

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Phases in, by FY 1992, an update to the area wage index used in determining Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) payments to hospitals for wage-related costs in different areas. Requires the next survey of hospital wage-related costs to be conducted by FY 1993.

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S. 2801A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to phase in the update to the area wage index used to determine the amount of payment made to a hospital under Part A of the Medicare program for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services for inpatient discharges occurring during fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.
1990-06-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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1990-06-20
Introduced in House
1990-06-20
Introduced in House
1990-06-20
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
1990-06-25
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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