A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in payments to hospitals under the medicare program, and for other purposes.
Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to hospital payments. Provides for the use of estimated costs rather than average charges in establishing weighting factors for diagnosis-related groups under the inpatient hospital prospective payment system.
Revises requirements for exceptions to the prohibition against certain physician self-referrals to specialty hospitals in which a physician has invested.
Exempts from the limitation on such referrals, and any liability for criminal penalties, specified arrangements between hospitals and physicians.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4946-4947)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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