United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5976 (109th)
To provide for a hardship waiver for recoupment of certain Medicare payments.
Introduced
28 July 2006
Last action
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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2 January 2025
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the case of a sole acute care critical access hospital serving a rural underserved area that is a Hurricane Katrina disaster area, to: (1) waive any recoupment or recovery of certain alleged Medicare overpayments in order to permit the facility's continued provision of critical services to its Medicare and underserved populations; and (2) impose no sanction against the facility in connection with any related cost report filing.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2006
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2006
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 July 2006
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5976
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5976