Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/28/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-27Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2019-03-27Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2019-03-27Introduced in House
- 2019-03-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-27 (00)
Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2019
This bill directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish and biennially update a list of all rehabilitation innovation centers. The bill defines rehabilitation innovation centers as nonprofit or government-owned rehabilitation facilities that (1) hold specified federal research and training designations for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke rehabilitation research; and (2) serve at least a certain number of Medicare patients.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must analyze the three most recent years of cost report data for all rehabilitation innovation centers and assess the payment adequacy for such innovation centers under Medicare.
Cosponsors (10)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health facilities and institutions
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Neurological disorders
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