H.R. 1351 · 108th Congress
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2003
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá
- Introduced
- 2003-03-19
- Latest action
- 2003-04-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise: (1) the payment formula to increase payment amounts to Puerto Rico hospitals that are based on the applicable Federal percentage of the discharge-weighted average of the national adjusted DRG (diagnostically-related group) prospective payment rate for hospitals located in urban and rural areas for discharges beginning in FY 2004; and (2) the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share payments for prospective payment system hospitals in Puerto Rico.