3.0.0 2957 2023-01-11T13:37:48Z 2023-01-11T13:37:48Z House HR 2017-06-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:H.R. 2957.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare) andArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce) of theConstitution.The bill makes several changes to the way hospitals areregulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS). This includes transaction between hospitals, CMS, andthird parties, which constitutes commerce. Further, Medicareis considered to be constitutional as part of providing forthe general welfare and therefore any changes to Medicarewould fall under this provision as well.[Page H4994]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-11T19:35:15Z Referred to 2017-06-20T16:02:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-23T15:04:37Z hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-23T13:13:45Z Referred to 2017-06-20T16:02:35Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-06-20T16:02:45Z Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 115 5507 HR 2018-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2017-07-11 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-06-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-06-23 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Committee 2017-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2017-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 N L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2017-06-20 True P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2017-06-27 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-07-11 False L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2017-07-12 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2017-07-12 False H001045 Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] Gregg Harper R MS 3 2017-07-12 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2017-07-19 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2017-07-26 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2017-07-26 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2017-07-26 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2017-07-26 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2017-07-26 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2017-07-28 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2017-09-06 False T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2017-09-06 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2017-09-06 False C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2017-09-13 False H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2017-10-03 False W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2017-10-31 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2017-11-29 False H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2018-02-15 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2018-04-24 False P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2018-09-13 False R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 2018-09-28 False Health Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Debt collection Department of Health and Human Services Health care coverage and access Health personnel Home and outpatient care Hospital care Medicare Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development Health 00 2017-06-20 Introduced in House 2017-07-17T17:55:17Z Save Rural Hospitals Act

This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to increase payments to, and modify various requirements regarding, rural health care providers under the Medicare program. Among other provisions, the bill: (1) reverses cuts to reimbursement of bad debt for critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitals, as well as alters certain requirements with regard to CAHs; (2) extends payment levels for low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (MDHs); (3) reinstates revised diagnosis-related group payments to MDHs and sole community hospitals (SCHs), as well as reinstates hold harmless treatment for hospital outpatient services for SCHs; (4) delays the application of penalties for a rural hospital's failure to become a meaningful electronic health record user; (5) makes permanent increased Medicare payments for ground ambulance services in rural areas; (6) alters certain supervision requirements for therapeutic hospital outpatient services; (7) modifies requirements related to the use and payment of recovery audit contractors; and (8) establishes a program under which rural hospitals meeting specified requirements may be eligible for enhanced payment for qualified outpatient services.

In addition, the bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate Medicare sequestration for rural hospitals.

The bill also amends title XIX (Medicaid) of SSAct to extend Medicaid primary care payments.

With respect to both the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the bill eliminates disproportionate share hospital payment reductions for rural hospitals.

The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize several competitive grant programs to assist eligible rural hospitals.]]> Save Rural Hospitals Act Display Title Save Rural Hospitals Act Official Title as Introduced To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Save Rural Hospitals Act Introduced in House 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2957ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2957ih.xml 2017-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.