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HR 3365 113th Congress House

Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013

Official title: To exempt certain long-term care hospitals operating in a single-hospital MSA from the Medicare threshold payment adjustment policy for long-term care hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 29, 2013 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth facilities and institutionsHospital care
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Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareRural conditions and development
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action October 29, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying to certain long-term care (LTC) hospitals operating in a single-hospital metropolitan statistical area (MSA) special (Medicare threshold) payment (adjustment) policies and regulations for: (1) LTC hospitals within hospitals and satellites of LTC hospitals, or (2) any such LTC hospitals and satellites that discharged patients under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act who were admitted from a hospital not located in the same building or on the same campus as the LTC hospital or satellite.

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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 29, 2013
Messer, Luke
· Oct 29, 2013
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Oct 29, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3365: Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3365/
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"H.R. 3365: Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3365/.
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