HR7397-118

Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 15, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare, 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 H7000AB30E8BA4BB79472667D370CC139: 1. Establishing a definition of essential health system in statute Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end...

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 establish a definition of essential health system in statute., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Social Welfare, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Social Welfare Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 15, 2024

Mrs. Trahan (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Social Welfare Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"essential health system" §H7000AB30E8BA4BB79472667D370CC139

a hospital— that is a subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B))

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