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HR 1390 113th Congress House

Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2013

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

Introduced: March 21, 2013 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 9, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 9, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2013, and before October 1, 2016, 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.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
Kinzinger, Adam
· Jun 13, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 4, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 21, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 21, 2013
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 21, 2013
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Mar 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1390: Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1390/
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"H.R. 1390: Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1390/.
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