US SB3500 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.
Title
Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6281 (Same As) 2020-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Wages and earnings
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3500/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3500/BILLS-116s3500is.pdf |
