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H.R. 5660

Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

This bill modifies the payment methodology and coinsurance amount for outpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare.

Currently, the payment rate for such services is 101% of reasonable costs; the coinsurance amount for such services is 20% of the applicable charges. The bill modifies this methodology so as to base the 20% coinsurance amount on the fee schedule under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4](R-OK)Sponsor
15 cosponsors6 D9 R
15cosponsors2committees6actions
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  2. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    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
  4. IntroReferralH11100

    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
  5. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 — Informed