Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2333
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2003-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Aircraft
Ambulances
Ambulatory care
Case management
Clinics
Commerce
Community health services
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost of living adjustments
Department of Health and Human Services
Education
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Families
Family services
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Health counseling
Health planning
Higher education
Home care services
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Law
Marriage counseling
Medical economics
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medical fees
Medical research
Medicare
Mental health services
Mental illness
Nonprofit organizations
Nurse practitioners
Nurses
Nursing homes
Physicians
Physicians' assistants
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Psychologists
Psychology
Quality of care
Restrictive trade practices
Rural health
Scholarships
Social Welfare
Social work
Student loan funds
Tax exclusion
Taxation
Terminal care
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-04
text: Rural Provider Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), the Public Health Service Act, and other Federal law with respect to rural health care, especially: (1) physician reimbursement; (2) rural health clinics and community health centers; (3) home health services and hospice care; (4) air and ground ambulance services; (5) mental health care accessibility; and (6) rural health services research.
Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any loan payments under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-04
text: Introduced in House