3.0.035992023-01-11T13:41:07Z2023-01-11T13:41:07ZSenateS2018-10-11115ssfi00Finance CommitteeSenateStandingReferred to2018-10-11T22:39:33ZTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.1156855HR2018-09-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Related billCRS2018-10-11ssfi00Finance CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.IntroReferral2018-10-11Introduced in SenateIntroReferral100009Library of CongressM000639Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]RobertMenendezDNJNW000802Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]SheldonWhitehouseDRI2018-10-11TrueB001288Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]CoryBookerDNJ2018-10-11TrueR000122Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]JohnReedDRIF.2018-10-11TrueC001088Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]ChristopherCoonsDDEA.2018-10-11TrueC000174Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]ThomasCarperDDER.2018-10-11TrueHealthHealth care costs and insuranceHome and outpatient careHospital careInflation and pricesMedicareWages and earningsHealth002018-10-11Introduced in Senate2019-08-06T14:59:59ZMedicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2018
This bill provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.
]]>Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2018Display TitleMedicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2018Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.Introduced in SenateISShort Titles as IntroducedMedicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2018Introduced in Senate2018-10-11T04:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3599is/xml/BILLS-115s3599is.xml2018-10-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.text/xmlENPursuant 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 CongressThis 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.