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H.R. 5856 (98th)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to denying additional capital-related costs associated with the churning of hospital assets.

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Introduced

14 June 1984

Last action

27 June 1984 · Committee

Status

See H.R.4170.

Sponsors

Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Burton, Sala [D-CA-5], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Rep. McNulty, James F., Jr. [D-AZ-5], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit, for purposes of establishing an appropriate allowance for depreciation, interest on capital indebtedness, and return on equity capital, the valuation of a hospital asset whose ownership has changed from exceeding the valuation of the asset established for Medicare purposes (less accumulated depreciation) as of: (1) the date of the enactment of this Act, in the case of assets for which a valuation has been established as of such date; or (2) the date the valuation is first established for Medicare purposes, in the case of assets for which a valuation is first established after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 14 June 1984

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 June 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 June 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 June 1984

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

  5. 27 June 1984

    Committee

    See H.R.4170.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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