Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 12, 2018)
Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act
This bill alters the Medicare prospective payment system for inpatient hospital services furnished at sole community hospitals (i.e., rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area). Specifically, the bill applies a minimum area wage adjustment to payments to sole community hospitals that are located up to 75 miles from the closest frontier (i.e., predominantly rural) state. Currently, the minimum area wage adjustment applies only to hospitals in frontier states.
The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to allow such sole community hospitals to participate in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers).
What just happenedApr 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 12, 2018
- Apr 18, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 12, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Apr 12, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 12, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House