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S. 986 115th Congress Senate

Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit hospitals in all-urban States to be considered Medicare dependent hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Hospital careMedicare
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Apr 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 27, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a hospital that meets specified criteria and is located in a state with no rural areas to be considered a Medicare-dependent hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall establish and implement a process for reimbursing impacted hospitals for any underpayments resulting from this bill's implementation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1831 Identical bill Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017
  • HR 4489 ACCESS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 986: Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-986/
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"S. 986: Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-986/.
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S. 986, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-986/.
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