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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY HOGG, DANDEKAR, RASMUSSEN, MURPHY, WENDT, HUNTER,
1 3 WHITEAD, CONNORS, FALLON, OLDSON, FREVERT, MERTZ,
1 4 MILLER, KUHN, WILDERDYKE, STRUYK, WINCKLER, LENSING,
1 5 HEDDENS, SCHICKEL, WHITAKER, D. OLSON, SMITH, SWAIM,
1 6 GASKILL, FOEGE, MASCHER, and MYERS
1 7 A Concurrent Resolution relating to federal Medicare
1 8 program reimbursement.
1 9 WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Medicare and
1 10 Medicaid Services of the United States Department of
1 11 Health and Human Services, the federal Medicare
1 12 program reimbursement to Iowa hospitals was the lowest
1 13 of all states in 2001 with an average per enrollee
1 14 reimbursement amount of $3,414, which was 57 percent
1 15 of the national average of $5,994; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Louisiana received the highest average per
1 17 enrollee reimbursement amount under the federal
1 18 Medicare program in 2001 of $8,099, which was 137
1 19 percent higher than Iowa's average per enrollee
1 20 reimbursement amount; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the average per enrollee reimbursement
1 22 amount under the federal Medicare program among the
1 23 six states that border Iowa was $5,116 in 2001, which
1 24 was 50 percent higher than Iowa's average
1 25 reimbursement amount; and
1 26 WHEREAS, the quality of care provided by Iowa's
1 27 hospitals is ranked among the best in the nation; and
1 28 WHEREAS, health facilities are highly dependent
1 29 upon the reimbursement levels established by the
1 30 centers for Medicare and Medicaid of the United States
2 1 Department of Health and Human Services; and
2 2 WHEREAS, the low reimbursement provided under the
2 3 federal Medicare program to Iowa hospitals has a
2 4 widespread effect on the entire economy of Iowa and
2 5 creates a competitive disadvantage for Iowa especially
2 6 compared with bordering states; and
2 7 WHEREAS, Iowa has a respected and influential
2 8 Congressional delegation including Senator Charles
2 9 Grassley, who serves as chairman of the United States
2 10 Senate Finance Committee, and Representative Jim
2 11 Nussle, who serves as chairman of the United States
2 12 House Budget Committee; NOW THEREFORE,
2 13 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 14 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly
2 15 encourages Iowa's congressional delegation to work
2 16 together to substantially increase the federal
2 17 Medicare reimbursement rate to Iowa health care
2 18 providers to ensure that the reimbursement rate is at
2 19 least the same as the average reimbursement rate to
2 20 the six states that surround Iowa; and
2 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 22 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of
2 23 Representatives to the President of the United States,
2 24 the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker
2 25 of the United States House of Representatives, and to
2 26 all members of Iowa's congressional delegation.
2 27 LSB 2218HH 80
2 28 pf/sh/8
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