HR 5559
114th Congress
House
Health
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2016
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to specify that certain provisions of current law regarding the calculation of hospital length of stay apply to certain long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) that are permitted, under Medicare, to establish new LTCHs or increase LTCH beds. Specifically, with respect to such LTCHs, two types of patients shall be excluded from the calculation of LTCH length of stay under Medicare: (1) those for whom payment is made under a Medicare Advantage plan, and (2) those for whom payment is made at the site-neutral payment rate.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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