109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 862
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient
hospital payments under the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 20, 2005
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Ms. LANDRIEU) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient
hospital payments under the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act
of 2005'.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF MEDICARE INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT RATE FOR PUERTO
RICO HOSPITALS.
Section 1886(d)(9)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(E))
is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of clause (iii);
(2) in clause (iv), by inserting `and before October 1, 2005,' after `2004,'
and by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
`(v) on or after October 1, 2005, the applicable Puerto Rico percentage
is 0 percent and the applicable Federal percentage is 100 percent.'.
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