Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021

3/8/2023, 8:12 PM

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

Congress
117
Number
S - 999
Introduced on
2021-03-25
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/25/2021
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments.
Policy Areas
Health
Potential Impact
Health care coverage and access•
Home and outpatient care•
Hospital care•
Medicare•
Rural conditions and development•
Wages and earnings

Comments

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Member:  Richard C. Shelby
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Recent Activity

Latest Summary9/2/2021

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

Latest Action3/25/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.