[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5003 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5003

 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
   payments under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

 Mr. Hulshof introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, 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 part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
   payments under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.

    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 Hospital Outpatient 
Excellence Act of 2000'' or the ``Medicare HOPE Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION IN MARKET BASKET PERCENTAGE INCREASE 
              FOR 2001 AND 2002.

    Section 1833(t)(3)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(3)(C)(iii)) is amended by striking ``in each of 2000, 2001, 
and 2002'' and inserting ``in 2000''.

SEC. 3. MAKING PERMANENT HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION FOR SMALL RURAL 
              HOSPITALS.

    Section 1833(t)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(7)(D)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2004'' and 
inserting ``January 1, 2007''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CORRIDOR PAYMENTS OVER 4 YEARS.

    Section 1833(t)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(7)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``Before 2002'' and inserting 
                ``First 2 years''; and
                    (B) by striking ``before January 1, 2002,'' and 
                inserting ``during the first two 12-month periods in 
                which this subsection is effective'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``2002'' and 
                inserting ``Third year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``during 2002,'' and inserting 
                ``during the third 12-month period in which this 
                subsection is effective''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``2003'' and 
                inserting ``Fourth year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``during 2003,'' and inserting 
                ``during the fourth 12-month period in which this 
                subsection is effective''.
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