[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2266 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2266

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase certain 
    payment amounts made to hospitals furnishing services under the 
                           Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1999

 Mrs. Lowey (for herself and Mr. Quinn) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase certain 
    payment amounts made to hospitals furnishing services under the 
                           Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare HEAL (Hospital Emergency 
Assistance Legislation) Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CERTAIN MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENT AMOUNTS.

    (a) Payments for PPS Hospitals.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subclauses (XV) and (XVI);
            (2) by redesignating subclause (XVII) as subclause (XVI);
            (3) by inserting after subclause (XIV) the following new 
        subclause:
            ``(XV) for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002, the 
        market basket percentage increase minus 1.0 percentage point 
        for hospitals in all areas, and''.
    (b) Indirect Medical Education.--Section 188(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            by striking subclauses (III), (IV), and (V) and inserting 
        the following new subclasue:
                    ``(III) on or after October 1, 1998, `c' is equal 
                to 1.6.''.
    (c) Payments for Disproportionate Share Adjustments.--Section 
1886(d)(5)(F)(ix) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)(ix)) is 
amended--
            (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (II); and
            (2) by striking subclauses (III), (IV), (V), and (VI) and 
        inserting the following new subclause:
            ``(III) during fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal 
        year, such additional payment amount shall be reduced by 0 
        percent.''.
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