United States · Bill · S
S. 397 (115th)
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017
Introduced
15 February 2017
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to hospitals not located in a frontier state, a floor on the area wage adjustment factor for hospital inpatient and outpatient services covered under Medicare. (Such a floor already applies with respect to hospitals located in frontier states.)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/397
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/397