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Introduced
10/31/2017
10/31/2017
In Committee
10/31/2017
10/31/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
HEART Act Healthcare Enhancement for Americas Rural Towns Act This bill permanently extends and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients). The bill also extends through FY 2019 the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
AI Summary
This bill, the Healthcare Enhancement for America's Rural Towns (HEART) Act, permanently extends and reforms the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) program, which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a high proportion of Medicare patients. It also extends through fiscal year 2019 the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make budget-neutral adjustments to payments under Section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act to ensure the estimated aggregate expenditures with the amendments made by this bill are equal to the estimated aggregate expenditures without the amendments.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (5)
Jodey Arrington (R)*,
K. Michael Conaway (R),
Louie Gohmert (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Mac Thornberry (R),
Last Action
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8304) (on 11/01/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4178/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4178/BILLS-115hr4178ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4178/BILLS-115hr4178ih.pdf.pdf |
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