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S 2777 117th Congress Senate Health Alaska Hawaii Health facilities and institutions Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Nursing

Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 21, 2021
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Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021

This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adjust the federal per diem payment rate for Medicare skilled nursing facilities in Alaska or Hawaii to reflect the unique circumstances of such facilities.

What's happening now September 21, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5312 Identical bill Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 21, 2021
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 21, 2021
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2777: Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2777/
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"S. 2777: Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2777/.
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S. 2777, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2777/.
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