H.R. 1729 · 109th Congress
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Luis Fortuño
- Introduced
- 2005-04-20
- Latest action
- 2005-04-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the Medicare inpatient hospital services payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals to: (1) reduce the applicable Puerto Rico percentage from 25 percent to zero; and (2) increase the applicable Federal percentage from 75 percent to 100 percent.