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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1729
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 20, 2005
Mr. Fortuño (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Dent, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Owens, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005
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Modification of medicare inpatient hospital payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals
Section 1886(d)(9)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(E)) is amended—
by striking and
at the end of clause (iii);
in clause (iv), by inserting and before October 1, 2005,
after 2004,
and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
on or after October 1, 2005, the applicable Puerto Rico percentage is 0 percent and the applicable Federal percentage is 100 percent.
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