H.R. 1739 — Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2003

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Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise: (1) the payment formula to increase payment amounts to Puerto Rico hospitals that are based on the discharge-weighted average of the nationally adjusted DRG (diagnostically-related group) prospective payment rate for hospitals located in urban and rural areas for discharges beginning in FY 2004; and (2) the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.

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2003-04-10
Introduced in House
2003-04-10
Introduced in House
2003-04-10
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2003-04-22
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2003

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