S335-119

Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 30, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, expands a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Rebasing of the calculation of payments for Medicare-dependent hospitals Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition of adjustments to classifications and weighting factors relating to the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.
  • Expands a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Rebasing of the calculation of payments for Medicare-dependent hospitals Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition of adjustments to classifications and weighting factors relating to the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, expands a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Rebasing of the calculation of payments for Medicare-dependent hospitals Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition of adjustments to classifications and weighting factors relating to the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, expands a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Rebasing of the calculation of payments for Medicare-dependent hospitals Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Prohibition of adjustments to classifications and weighting factors relating to the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 30, 2025

Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kaine, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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