Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013

Summary

Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying to certain long-term care (LTC) hospitals operating in a single-hospital metropolitan statistical area (MSA) special (Medicare threshold) payment (adjustment) policies and regulations for: (1) LTC hospitals within hospitals and satellites of LTC hospitals, or (2) any such LTC hospitals and satellites that discharged patients under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act who were admitted from a hospital not located in the same building or on the same campus as the LTC hospital or satellite.

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Timeline

1. 29 October 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 29 October 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 29 October 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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• Introduced in House · 29 October 2013 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 October 2013

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  summary · EN · 29 October 2013

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Sponsors

• Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
• Sam Graves · R · Sponsor
• PATRICK TIBERI · R · Sponsor
• Luke Messer · R · Sponsor
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