To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Environment, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HF33C00D533DD4C01A51F82D41D5513AA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023.
- Section H517C46FE361141DDB3CD7A2C6D3771FE: 2. Ensuring fairness in medicare hospital payments in a budget neutral manner Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395www(d)(3)(E)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Environment, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Ferguson (for himself, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Mann, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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