# 114-hr-5688: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals.

114-hr-5688, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5688
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- 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 establish, with respect to certain spinal cord specialty hospitals, a temporary exemption from specified Medicare payment limits applicable to long-term care hospital (LTCH) inpatient services. Current law generally applies payment limits to inpatient services for LTCHs that do not meet certain discharge requirements.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5688 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5688)

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