117 HR 5660 IH: Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-10-21 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5660IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 21, 2021Mr. Cole (for himself and Mr. Kind) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 concernedA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust coinsurance requirements for outpatient critical access hospital services furnished under the Medicare program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021.

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Adjusting coinsurance requirements for outpatient critical access hospital services furnished under the Medicare program

Section 1834(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by inserting less 20 percent of the amount specified under paragraph (6), after such services,;(2)in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting , less 20 percent of the amount specified under paragraph (6) before the period; and(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(6)

Specified amount

For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), the amount specified in this paragraph is, with respect to services furnished by a critical access hospital, the amount that would have been payable for such services under section 1833(t) had such services been covered OPD services..