3.0.0 2260 2023-01-15T11:03:06Z 2023-01-15T11:03:06Z Senate S S 2004-03-30 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-03-30T22:38:45Z 2004-03-30 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3370) IntroReferral 2004-03-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3369) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N G000352 Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] DANIEL GRAHAM D FL ROBERT 2004-05-21 False Health Hospital care Hospital rates Medically uninsured Medicare Puerto Rico Social Welfare Supplemental security income program Welfare recipients Health 00 2004-03-30 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-19T16:19:46Z Medicare DSH Payments for Puerto Rico Hospitals Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include consideration of additional Medicare low-income patient populations served by Puerto Rico hospitals in the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.

]]> Medicare DSH Payments for Puerto Rico Hospitals Fairness Act of 2004 Display Title Medicare DSH Payments for Puerto Rico Hospitals Fairness Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fairness in the calculation of medicare disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare DSH Payments for Puerto Rico Hospitals Fairness Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-30T05:00:00Z 2004-03-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3370) 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.