Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016
Sponsored By: Representative Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
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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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/29/2016
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