To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires removing location requirements under the Medicare program applicable to off-campus facilities or organizations. It relies on compliance mandates and delegation of rulemaking. The main policy areas are Healthcare Consumers and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires removing location requirements under the Medicare program applicable to off-campus facilities or organizations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires removing location requirements under the Medicare program applicable to off-campus facilities or organizations.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare Consumers, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill requires removing location requirements under the Medicare program applicable to off-campus facilities or organizations.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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