HR 6399
114th Congress
House
Health
Fixing Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
Introduced: November 29, 2016
Introduced by:
Kelly, Mike
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 29, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 29, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fixing Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to calculating payment for inpatient hospital services under Medicare's prospective payment system, a minimum area wage index for hospitals located in metropolitan areas. (Under a prospective payment system, payment is made according to a predetermined, fixed amount.)
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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