[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3114 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3114

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the update 
  factor used in making payments to PPS hospitals under the Medicare 
                                Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 20, 1999

 Ms. Granger 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 revise the update 
  factor used in making payments to PPS hospitals 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 ``American Hospital Preservation Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF PPS HOSPITAL PAYMENT UPDATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (XV), by striking ``1.8 percentage 
        points'' and inserting ``1.3 percentage points''; and
            (2) in subclause (XVI), by striking ``1.1 percentage 
        points'' and inserting ``0.6 percentage points''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997.
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