118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5093PAATCH Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve sole community hospital determinations made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Jul 28, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 28, 2023
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
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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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill allows a hospital that was designated as a sole community hospital on or before March 13, 2020, to retain this status for a five-year period beginning on the date of the bill's enactment. Sole community hospitals are rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area. Such hospitals receive specialized treatment with respect to Medicare payment, the 340B drug discount program, and other health care programs.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.