American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001

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American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by Federal law commonly referred to as the (Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) Benefits Improvement and Protection Act, to: (1) increase (restore the full) market basket update for inpatient prospective payment services hospitals; and (2) maintain the indirect medical education adjustment percentage at 6.5 percent.
Congress
107
Number
HR - 1556
Introduced on
2001-04-24
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

4/24/2001
Text
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by Federal law commonly referred to as the (Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) Benefits Improvement and Protection Act, to: (1) increase (restore the full) market basket update for inpatient prospective payment services hospitals; and (2) maintain the indirect medical education adjustment percentage at 6.5 percent.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for inpatient hospital services under the Medicare Program, and to freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education.
Policy Areas
Health
Potential Impact
Economics and Public Finance•
Education•
Federal aid to medical education•
Higher education•
Hospital care•
Hospital rates•
Medical residents•
Medicare•
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)•
Social Welfare•
Teaching hospitals

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary11/28/2006
American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by Federal law commonly referred to as the (Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP) Benefits Improvement and Protection Act, to: (1) increa...
Latest Action5/4/2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.