Access to Hospitals Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R ChafeeSponsor

23 cosponsors · 16 D, 7 R

14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Access to Hospitals Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal specified reductions after FY 2000 and thereby extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 18, 2003

Increases the Medicaid DSH allotment for the District of Columbia.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Access to Hospitals Act of 2003

Latest action (Mar 18, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3901)

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 18, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.