# 114-hr-5614: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a change in Medicare classification for certain hospitals.

114-hr-5614, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a change in Medicare classification for certain hospitals., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5614
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a change in Medicare classification for certain hospitals.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-07-01
- Sponsor: JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove certain hospitals specializing in neoplastic disease from their classification as long-term care hospitals for purposes of Medicare payment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall make payments to these hospitals under reasonable cost-based reimbursement rules rather than under the prospective payment system.

## Cosponsors (1)

- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5614 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5614)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5614 (as of 2025-11-18).