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HR 5985 115th Congress House

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 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careJudicial review and appealsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 29, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 29, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows administrative 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 Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 6, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 26, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Sep 5, 2018
Ross, Dennis
· Jul 31, 2018
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 26, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 10, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5985: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5985/
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"H.R. 5985: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5985/.
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H.R. 5985, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5985/.
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