S 397 · 115th Congress · Health

Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-02-15· Sponsored by Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2017-02-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (14)

4 Democrats10 Republicans