Patient Access to LTCH Care Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9125 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9125 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy and predictability of Medicare payments to long-term care hospitals. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2024 Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) 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 improve the accuracy and predictability of Medicare payments to long-term care hospitals. 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 ``Patient Access to LTCH Care Act''. SEC. 2. ENSURING ADEQUACY OF PAYMENTS FOR HIGH-ACUITY LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITAL PATIENTS. (a) In General.--Section 1886(m)(7) of the Social Sec…