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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, 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 H64DD1B1B73F94808888DA72ABFB73069: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Support Act.
- Section H775A5516423E400E929901FA4A9182AE: 2. Rebasing of the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)) is amended by...
- Section H19A33A5253494E519BFAB739E04F830E: 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...
- Section H07978FC2914A400A989D7A35F1AD6E2D: 4. Prohibition of adjustments to classifications and weighting factors relating to the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and...
- Section H63B78974644F43B1ABD8FCA223515DDE: 5. Extension of the medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended— in...
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 rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Transportation, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., 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. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kaine, …
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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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