To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a report on Medicare rural hospital classifications.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a report on Medicare rural hospital classifications., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Transportation.
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 H33DBB9C0E8F349409C9EA36B498D91A4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act or the ARCH Act.
- Section H1DE409FCFC1E49769D5C0FFE928FE179: 2. Extending Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G))...
- Section HF4CC38785E944FDC8A6199C190589954: 3. GAO report on Medicare rural hospital classifications Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the...
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 extend Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a report on Medicare rural hospital classifications., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a report on Medicare rural hospital classifications., 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
IntroducedMrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. Sewell) …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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