HR 5660
117th Congress
House
Health
Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 21, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
This bill modifies the payment methodology and coinsurance amount for outpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare.
Currently, the payment rate for such services is 101% of reasonable costs; the coinsurance amount for such services is 20% of the applicable charges. The bill modifies this methodology so as to base the 20% coinsurance amount on the fee schedule under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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