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HR 4040 116th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Neurological disorders

Protecting Access to Spinal Surgeries Act

Introduced: July 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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Protecting Access to Spinal Surgeries Act

This bill extends an exception to the application of site-neutral payment rates under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system.

Currently, certain long-term care hospitals that primarily treat spinal cord injuries are excluded from such payment rates through FY2019 if they meet certain other criteria (e.g., a significant number of discharges of out-of-state patients in FY2014). The bill extends this exception through FY2024.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 25, 2019
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 25, 2019
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jul 25, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4040: Protecting Access to Spinal Surgeries Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4040/
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"H.R. 4040: Protecting Access to Spinal Surgeries Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4040/.
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H.R. 4040, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4040/.
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[H.R. 4040: Protecting Access to Spinal Surgeries Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4040/)
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