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HR 1177 110th Congress House Health Ambulatory care Hospital care Hospital rates Hospitals Medicare Social Welfare

Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007

Introduced: February 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2007
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.
Feb 16, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services, particularly the transitional adjustment for sole community hospitals to limit any decline in payment. Holds sole community hospitals permanently harmless from any decline in payment. Increases the payment for covered OPD services in a sole community hospital by the amount of any difference between the pre-Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (pre-BBA) amount and a lesser PPS amount.

Specifies the rebasing of the payment-to-cost ratio for sole community hospitals for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2007.

What's happening now February 27, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1