To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a change in Medicare classification for certain hospitals.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove certain hospitals specializing in neoplastic disease from their classification as long-term care hospitals for purposes of Medicare payment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall make payments to these hospitals under reasonable cost-based reimbursement rules rather than under the prospective payment system.…