[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4996 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4996

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
     reduction in the market basket percentage increase under the 
 prospective payment system under the Medicare Program for payments to 
                         small rural hospitals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mrs. Emerson) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
     reduction in the market basket percentage increase under the 
 prospective payment system under the Medicare Program for payments to 
                         small rural hospitals.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF RURAL HOSPITAL MARKET BASKET INCREASE 
              PERCENTAGE REDUCTION.

    Subclauses (XVI) and (XVII) of section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) are amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(XVI) for fiscal year 2001, the market basket percentage 
        increase minus 1.1 percentage points for hospitals (other than 
        sole community hospitals and hospitals located in a rural area 
        with less than 100 beds) in all areas, and the market basket 
        percentage increase for sole community hospitals and hospitals 
        located in a rural area with less than 100 beds,
            ``(XVII) for fiscal year 2002, the market basket percentage 
        increase minus 1.1 percentage points for hospitals (other than 
        hospitals located in a rural area with less than 100 beds) in 
        all areas and the market basket percentage increase hospitals 
        located in a rural area with less than 100 beds, and''.
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