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HR 2224 115th Congress House Health Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Hospital care Medicare Wages and earnings

Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act

Introduced: June 6, 2017 Introduced by: Smith, Adrian Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoogle Act

This bill requires that the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas be calculated using state-specific, rather than national, budget neutrality. (The Medicare hospital wage index is used to calculate geographic adjustments to Medicare reimbursements.)
What's happening now May 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 9
Walker, Mark
· Nov 28, 2017
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 5, 2017
Holding, George
· Jun 13, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jun 6, 2017
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jun 6, 2017
Roby, Martha
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 16, 2017
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 16, 2017
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Apr 28, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Apr 28, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2224: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2224/
MLA
"H.R. 2224: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2224/.
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H.R. 2224, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2224/.
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