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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 9, 2000
Essential Hospital Preservation Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise provisions for payment to hospitals for inpatient hospital services to: (1) deem certain hospitals as essential hospitals necessary for the delivery of health care to all Medicare and other residents of the hospital referral region; (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase all payments for all services provided under Medicare by such a deemed hospital; and (3) require each hospital receiving deemed status and increased payments under this Act to submit an economic recovery plan to HHS for long-range (post-deemed status) financial viability.
People & committees
Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] · D–PA
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4171-4172)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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