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Senate Bill 986
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017
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Introduced in Senate on Apr 27, 2017
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S. 986 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 986


To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit hospitals in all-urban States to be considered Medicare dependent hospitals, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 27, 2017

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit hospitals in all-urban States to be considered Medicare dependent 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. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Permitting hospitals in all-urban States to be considered Medicare dependent hospitals.

(a) In general.—Section 1886(d)(5)(G)(iv)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv)(I)) is amended to read as follows:

“(I) that—

“(aa) is located in a rural area; or

“(bb) for discharges occurring on or after January 1, 2011, is located in a State with no rural area (as defined in paragraph (2)(D)) and satisfies any of the criteria in subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of paragraph (8)(E)(ii),”.

(b) Process for recalculating payments.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish and implement a process under which the Secretary shall reimburse hospitals impacted by the amendment made by subsection (a) for any underpayments under title XVIII of the Social Security Act that are a result of the implementation of such amendment.