Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016

Summary

Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to delay by two additional years the application of negative payment adjustments under the "25-percent rule" to certain long-term care hospitals and satellite facilities. This rule reduces payments to a long-term care facility that admits proportionately more patients from any single hospital.

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Timeline

1. 29 February 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 February 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 February 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 March 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 February 2016 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 February 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 February 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 February 2016

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Sponsors

• Vern Buchanan · R · Sponsor
• Bill Pascrell · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015