US SB397 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-4)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to hospitals not located in a frontier state, a floor on the area wage adjustment factor for hospital inpatient and outpatient services covered under Medicare. (Such a floor already applies with respect to hospitals located in frontier states.)
Title
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN] |
| Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL] |
| Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1130 (Same As) 2017-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/397/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s397/BILLS-115s397is.pdf |
