H.R. 1501 · 111th Congress
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pedro Pierluisi
- Introduced
- 2009-03-12
- Latest action
- 2009-03-12 · Introduced in House
Summary
Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 - 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% to zero; and (2) increase the applicable federal percentage from 75% to 100%.