[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3580 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3580

 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

                            February 7, 2000

    Mrs. Lowey (for herself, Mr. Foley, Ms. Granger, 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 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 ``Hospital Preservation and Equity Act 
of 2000''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF PPS HOSPITAL PAYMENT UPDATE.

    Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) (as amended by section 406 of the Medicare, 
Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999, as enacted 
into law by section 1000(a)(6) of Public Law 106-113) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (XV), by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by striking subclauses (XVI) and (XVII);
            (3) by redesignating subclause (XVIII) as subclause (XVI); 
        and
            (4) in subclause (XVI), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2001''.
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