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US SB335
Bill
AI Summary
- Rebases Medicare payment calculations for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals using fiscal year 2016 cost data as the new baseline, effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2025
- Applies the rebased payment amounts only when the substitution results in higher payments for the hospital compared to current calculation methods
- Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from adjusting the rebased target amounts for classification and weighting factor changes made prior to October 1, 2015
- Permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) program by removing the April 1, 2025 expiration date that would have ended enhanced payments to these facilities
- Permanently extends the Medicare Low-Volume Hospital Program's increased payment methodology that was previously set to expire, maintaining higher reimbursements for hospitals with fewer than 3,800 discharges annually
Legislative Description
Rural Hospital Support Act
Health
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
1/30/2025
Committee Referrals
Finance1/30/2025
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