H.R. 1417 · 114th Congress
Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pedro Pierluisi
- Introduced
- 2015-03-18
- Latest action
- 2015-03-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015
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%.