118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2433Fairness for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act of 2023

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the calculation of the hospital specific rate for such hospitals, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Last action Mar 30, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies the payment methodology for the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients. Specifically, the bill excludes indirect medical costs from initial payment calculations and instead requires an additional, separate payment for such costs.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.