US HB663 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 29-15)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 2 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Medicare-dependent, small rural subsection (d) hospital program and increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
Title
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-12 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB332 (Same As) 2015-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB2 (Related) 2015-04-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-10. (TXT | PDF)
HB2 (Related) 2015-04-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-10. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/663/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr663/BILLS-114hr663ih.pdf |
