S 3107 · 114th Congress · Health

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals.

Introduced 2016-06-29· Sponsored by Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2016-06-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to certain spinal cord specialty hospitals, a temporary exemption from specified Medicare payment limits applicable to long-term care hospital (LTCH) inpatient services. Current law generally applies payment limits to inpatient services for LTCHs that do not meet certain discharge requirements.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans