[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2486 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2486

To provide for the geographic reclassification of a county for purposes 
    of equitable hospital payment rates under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2003

Mr. Visclosky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the geographic reclassification of a county for purposes 
    of equitable hospital payment rates 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. HOSPITAL GEOGRAPHIC RECLASSIFICATION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective for 
discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2003, for purposes of 
making payments under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)), Porter County, Indiana, is deemed to be located in 
the Chicago, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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