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S 2228 114th Congress Senate Health Administrative remedies Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Judicial review and appeals Medicare

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 3, 2015 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow adminstrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.

What's happening now November 3, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3024 Identical bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disprop…
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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 3, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2228: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2228/
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"S. 2228: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2228/.
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