Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8576 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8576 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a new criterion for the nonapplication of site-neutral payments to long-term care hospitals under the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2024 Mr. Hern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a new criterion for the nonapplication of site-neutral payments to long-term care hospitals under the Medicare program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING A NEW CRITERION FOR THE NONAPPLICATION OF SITE- NEUTRAL PAYMENTS TO LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM…