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HR 1656 112th Congress House

Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.

Introduced: April 15, 2011 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Health facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareUrban and suburban affairs and development
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Apr 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action April 19, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2011, to revise the criteria and payment formula for "subsection (d) hospitals" which are urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.

(Generally a subsection (d) hospital is an acute care hospital particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1900 Related bill Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 13, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Jun 24, 2011
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Jun 14, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 25, 2011
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 5, 2011
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· May 5, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1656: Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1656/
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"H.R. 1656: Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1656/.
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H.R. 1656, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1656/.
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