H.R. 2175 · 108th Congress
Rural Healthcare Access Improvement Act of 2003
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Rural Healthcare Access Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise requirements with regard to rural health care, including: (1) urban and rural standardized payment amounts under the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system (PPS); (2) the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 20, 2003
Provides for a temporary increase for: (1) home health services furnished in a rural area; (2) certain services furnished by small rural hospitals under the Medicare prospective payment system for OPD services; and (3) ground ambulance services furnished in a rural area.
Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for: (1) exclusion of certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services from the Medicare PPS for skilled nursing facilities; and (2) Medicare incentive program changes.
Provides for two-year treatment of certain clinical diagnostic laboratory tests furnished by a sole community hospital.
Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for establishment of a floor on geographic adjustments of payments for physicians' services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Healthcare Access Improvement Act of 2003
Latest action (Jun 2, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 20, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.