Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 2, 2015)
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Medicare-dependent, small rural subsection (d) hospital program and increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
What just happenedFeb 2, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 2, 2015
- Feb 2, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Feb 2, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate