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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3635 — Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

“To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals.”

Health
Introduced May 24, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 24, 2023
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
E&C · Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a maximum rate to preserve budget neutrality.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
May 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.