Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act
- Last Action
- 2/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-22Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-22Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-22Introduced in House
- 2019-02-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-22 (00)
Rural Hospital Frontier 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.
The bill also allows such sole community hospitals to participate in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers).
Cosponsors (2)
- Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Hospital care
- Inflation and prices
- Prescription drugs
- Wages and earnings
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