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H.R. 3198 118th Congress House

Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2023

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances.

Introduced: May 10, 2023 Introduced by: Jill N. Tokuda Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Health AlaskaHawaiiHealth facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 10, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2023

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1534 Identical bill Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 10, 2023
Peltola, Mary
· May 10, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3198: Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3198/
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"H.R. 3198: Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3198/.
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H.R. 3198, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3198/.
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