US HB4650 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 29 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 29 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to delay by two additional years the application of negative payment adjustments under the "25-percent rule" to certain long-term care hospitals and satellite facilities. This rule reduces payments to a long-term care facility that admits proportionately more patients from any single hospital.
Title
Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2108 (Related) 2015-09-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4650/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4650/BILLS-114hr4650ih.pdf |
