A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
USA115th CongressS-872| Senate
| Updated: 4/6/2017
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (21)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
USA115th CongressS-872| Senate
| Updated: 4/6/2017
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Chuck Grassley
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (21)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Finance Committee
Health
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- HR 115-4178: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reform to and a permanent extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital program, and for other purposes.
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- HR 115-1955: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development