[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2876 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2876
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate reductions
in payments to hospitals for the indirect costs of medical education.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 30, 2004
Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Finance
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate reductions
in payments to hospitals for the indirect costs of medical education.
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 ``American Hospital Preservation Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF THE INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION (IME) ADJUSTMENT
PERCENTAGE.
(a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii)), as amended by section 502(a) of
the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 (Public Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 2290), is amended--
(1) in subclause (VII), by adding ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in subclause (VIII)--
(A) by striking ``and before October 1, 2004,'';
and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subclauses (IX), (X), (XI), and (XII).
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Determination of Standardized
Amount.--Section 1886(d)(2)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(2)(C)(i)), as amended by section 502(b) of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 2290), is amended by striking ``, or the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003'' and inserting ``, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act of 2003, or the American Hospital Preservation
Act of 2004''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2004.
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