Voluntary Hospital Philanthropic Support Act

Summary

Voluntary Hospital Philanthropic Support Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that philanthropic support for health care be encouraged and expanded. States that in determining the reasonable costs of services furnished by nonprofit hospitals under titles V (Maternal and Child Health), XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, gifts, grants and endowments shall not be deducted from any operating costs in determining such reasonable costs. Prohibits any State from establishing a law or regulation respecting the limitations upon the revenue of hospitals which treats as such revenues any income attributable to grants, gifts or endowments. Prohibits any Federal law which provides for the control of hospital costs to treat as revenues any amounts which a State may not treat as revenues.

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Timeline

1. 4 April 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 April 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 April 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 April 1979

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Sponsors

• Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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