US Congress Senate Bill 2157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Specifically allows the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model for global payments to hospitals in rural areas. Under the model, rural hospitals receive fixed, monthly payments from all participating payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, and private payers) for inpatient and outpatient services (rather than on a fee-for-service basis). In order to participate, hospitals must conduct a community health needs assessment survey and submit a transformation plan that incorporates the survey results and includes other specified information relating to the global payment model, including targeted populations, types of services, and anticipated Medicare savings.

Rural Hospital Sustainability Act

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB6962 (Same As) 2020-05-22 - 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 concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2157/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2157/BILLS-116s2157is.pdf