[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4998 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4998

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
minimum adjustment to payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program 
                    for costs attributable to wages.


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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 provide for a 
minimum adjustment to payments to hospitals under the Medicare Program 
                    for costs attributable to wages.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM WAGE INDEX.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``In no case may the factor established by the Secretary 
under this subparagraph be less than 0.9.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to discharges occurring fiscal years beginning on or after 
October 1, 2000.
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