S. 653 · 108th Congress
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity Act of 2003
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rick Santorum
- Introduced
- 2003-03-18
- Latest action
- 2003-03-18 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Medicare Puerto Rico Hospital Payment Parity 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.