To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the eligibility for designation as a rural emergency hospital under the Medicare program.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the eligibility for designation as a rural emergency hospital under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare.
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 HE55E7C0FE6A24BAE80631F4B0A4A365B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Emergency Hospital Adjustment Act.
- Section H59571303013E493AB1A5B852A96FDCD0: 2. Expanding the eligibility for designation as a Medicare rural emergency hospital Section 1861(kkk)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)(3))...
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 expand the eligibility for designation as a rural emergency hospital under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the eligibility for designation as a rural emergency hospital under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. LaTurner introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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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