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American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001

1/16/2023, 3:47 PM

Congressional Summary of S 839

American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by 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.

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Current Status of Bill S 839

Bill S 839 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since May 7, 2001. Bill S 839 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on May 7, 2001.  Bill S 839's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of May 7, 2001

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 839

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
55
Democrat Cosponsors
36
Republican Cosponsors
19
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 839

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 839

American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001
A bill to 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.
American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 839

Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
TexasRepublican
Paul D. Wellstone
Paul D. Wellstone
MinnesotaIndependent
John Warner
John Warner
VirginiaIndependent
Robert G. Torricelli
Robert G. Torricelli
New JerseyIndependent
Gordon H. Smith
Gordon H. Smith
OregonIndependent
Debbie Stabenow
Debbie Stabenow
MichiganDemocrat

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