# 114-hr-4650: Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016

114-hr-4650, Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4650
- Congress: 114
- Title: Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-02-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5456: Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5447: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4247: Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4650 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4650)

## Related
- [114-hr-5456: Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5456)
- [114-hr-5447: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5447)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4938)
- [114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4521)
- [114-hr-4247: Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4247)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4650 (as of 2025-11-18).