HR 6855 · 115th Congress · Health

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.

Introduced 2018-09-20· Sponsored by Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2018-09-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.…

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Cosponsors (14)

10 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]NJ
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]NJ
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]RI
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]DE