HR 5103 · 116th Congress · Health

Rural Hospital Frontier Workforce Fairness Act

Introduced 2019-11-14· Sponsored by Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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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 House Committee on Ways and Means.(2019-11-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Hospital Frontier Workforce Fairness Act This bill alters the Medicare prospective payment system for inpatient hospital services furnished at sole community hospitals (i.e., rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area). Specifically, the bill applies a minimum area wage adjustment to payments to sole community hospitals that are located up to 75 miles from the closest frontier (i.e., predominantly rural) state. Currently, the minimum area wage adjustment applies only to hospitals in frontier states.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican