Puerto Rico Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)
HR 1501 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1501
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare Program to Puerto Rico hospitals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2009
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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 2009′.
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 April 1, 2009,’ 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 April 1, 2009, the applicable Puerto Rico percentage is 0 percent and the applicable Federal percentage is 100 percent.’.
