To require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study regarding disproportionate share hospital payments under the medicare program.
What it does: Adds SEC. 404A. MEDPAC STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING MEDICARE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS after section 404
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)What it changes
1 change to S. 1 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 404A. MEDPAC STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING MEDICARE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS after section 404
Adds a sectionIn S. 1 · Reported to Senate
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2004.
Inserted: SEC. 404A. MEDPAC STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING MEDICARE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS.
Inserted: (a) Study.--The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6) (in this section referred to as "MedPAC") shall conduct a study to determine, with respect to additional payment amounts paid to subsection (d) hospitals under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F))--
Inserted: (1) whether such payments should be made in the same manner as payments are made with respect to graduate medical education under title XVIII and with respect to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients under the medicaid program; and
Inserted: (2) whether to add costs attributable to uncompensated care to the formula for determining such payment amounts.
Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, MedPAC shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with such recommendations for legislation as MedPAC determines are appropriate.
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After section 404, insert the following:
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After section 404, insert the following:
SEC. 404A. MEDPAC STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING MEDICARE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) ADJUSTMENT PAYMENTS.
(a) Study.--The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6) (in this section referred to as “MedPAC”) shall conduct a study to determine, with respect to additional payment amounts paid to subsection (d) hospitals under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F))--
(1) whether such payments should be made in the same manner as payments are made with respect to graduate medical education under title XVIII and with respect to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients under the medicaid program; and
(2) whether to add costs attributable to uncompensated care to the formula for determining such payment amounts.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, MedPAC shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with such recommendations for legislation as MedPAC determines are appropriate.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 984 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S8396)
June 24, 2003
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 984 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S8396)
June 24, 2003
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8386, S8396)
June 24, 2003
Amendment SA 984 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S8396)
June 24, 2003
Senate amendment submitted
June 23, 2003
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 984 proposed by Senator Bingaman.(consideration: CR S8335-8336; text: CR S8335)
June 23, 2003
Amendment SA 984 proposed by Senator Bingaman. (consideration: CR S8335-8336; text: CR S8335) To require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study regarding disproportionate share hospital payments under the medicare program.
June 23, 2003