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Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025
4/11/2025, 12:25 PM
Summary of Bill S 1087
The bill recognizes the importance of nursing and allied health education programs in providing essential healthcare services to the public. By adjusting the allowable costs associated with these programs, the bill seeks to ensure that these programs are adequately funded and able to continue providing high-quality education to students.
Specifically, the bill aims to address the rising costs of providing nursing and allied health education by adjusting the reimbursement rates for direct and indirect costs. This adjustment will help to alleviate financial burdens on educational institutions offering these programs and ensure that they are able to continue operating effectively. Overall, the Nursing and Allied Health Education Programs Adjustment Act is a crucial piece of legislation that seeks to support and strengthen nursing and allied health education programs in the United States. By making necessary adjustments to allowable costs, this bill will help to ensure that these programs can continue to train the next generation of healthcare professionals and provide essential services to the public.
Congressional Summary of S 1087
Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2025
This bill allows hospitals to receive reimbursement under Medicare for certain costs associated with training nursing and allied health students in settings other than the hospital itself.
Currently, hospitals may receive reimbursement under Medicare for the reasonable costs associated with training nursing and allied health students if certain conditions are met; the criteria vary depending on whether the students are enrolled in an educational program that is operated by the hospital or another entity. If the students are part of a program that is operated by another entity, the training must occur at the hospital itself or in areas immediately surrounding the hospital in order to qualify for reimbursement (among other requirements). The bill allows hospitals to receive reimbursement for these costs if the training is conducted at an entity that is related to the hospital (i.e., common ownership or control).
The bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to update regulations to reflect these changes. Additionally, the CMS may not recoup or reduce payments to hospitals with respect to costs that are allowed under the bill and must refund any such recoupments or reductions that occurred during the six-year period prior to the bill's enactment.
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Current Status of Bill S 1087
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1087
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1087
Primary Policy Focus
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Comments
Giana Merritt
1 year ago
I can't believe this bill is gonna mess with nursing and allied health education programs. Why do they gotta make it harder for us to get the education we need? How is this gonna affect my daughter's future in healthcare?
