[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2228 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2228

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of 
  certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share 
                   hospitals, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 3, 2015

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Schumer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of 
  certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share 
                   hospitals, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REVIEW OF MEDICARE PAYMENT DETERMINATIONS FOR 
              DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(r) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(r)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any claim relating to a determination made under 
paragraph (2) of such section 1886(r) that is pending on a date that is 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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