To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 10, 2015)
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the prohibition against, and so permit, administrative or judicial review of any estimate used and any period selected for determining additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments to subsection (d) hospitals.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
What just happenedJul 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 10, 2015
- Jul 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 10, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 10, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House