S 408 · 112th Congress · Health

Community Hospital Jobs Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-02-17· Sponsored by Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2011-02-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Hospital Jobs Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deem to meet the criteria for a sole community hospital (SCH), with respect to discharges during FY2011-FY2013, any hospital with Medicare provider number 51-0047. (An SCH is one which: (1) is more than 50 miles from any similar hospital, (2) is the exclusive provider of services to at least 75% of its service area populations, or (3) has been designated as an SCH under previous rules. An SCH is allowed special payment options under the Medicare Diagnostic Related Group [DRG] program.)…

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