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.
Sponsored By: Representative Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
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Summary
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.)
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Cosponsors
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/16/2015
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2015
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/7/2015
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
SD • R
Sponsored 10/21/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
MN • R
Sponsored 11/18/2015
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 11/18/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Roll Call Votes
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