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Luis G. Fortuno

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals.

1/22/2007--Introduced.

Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2007 - 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%.
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  • 01/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 01/22/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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H.R.615 Introduced in House08/31/2007