3.0.0 2175 2023-01-15T15:33:24Z 2023-01-15T15:33:24Z House H HR 2003-05-20 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-06-02T21:27:45Z Referred to 2003-05-20T13:03:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-27T17:57:47Z Referred to 2003-05-20T13:03:15Z 2003-06-02 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-05-27 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-05-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1011) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-20 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-05-20 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-20 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000044 Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] MAX SANDLIN D TX 1 N B000420 Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] MARION BERRY D AR 1 2003-05-20 True M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2003-05-20 True R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2003-05-20 True T000424 Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] JIM TURNER D TX 2 2003-05-20 True Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Ambulances Ambulatory care Clinics Coinsurance Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Health and Human Services Drugs Emergency Management Emergency medicine Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Home care services Hospital care Hospital personnel Hospital rates Hospitals Housing and Community Development Labor and Employment Law Medical economics Medical fees Medical laboratories Medical personnel Medical technology Medical tests Medically uninsured Medicare Nursing homes Physicians Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Transportation and Public Works Wages Welfare recipients Health 00 2003-05-20 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Provides for a temporary increase for: (1) home health services furnished in a rural area; (2) certain services furnished by small rural hospitals under the Medicare prospective payment system for OPD services; and (3) ground ambulance services furnished in a rural area.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for: (1) exclusion of certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services from the Medicare PPS for skilled nursing facilities; and (2) Medicare incentive program changes.

Provides for two-year treatment of certain clinical diagnostic laboratory tests furnished by a sole community hospital.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for establishment of a floor on geographic adjustments of payments for physicians' services.]]>

Rural Healthcare Access Improvement Act of 2003 Display Title Rural Healthcare Access Improvement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary access in rural areas to quality health care services under the Medicare Program. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Rural Healthcare Access Improvement Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-05-20T04:00:00Z 2003-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.