HR 5985
115th Congress
House
Health
Administrative remedies
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Judicial review and appeals
Medicare
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: May 29, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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