To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5985
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-29
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Health facilities and institutions

Hospital care

Judicial review and appeals

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for&nbsp;acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services&nbsp;must make DSH payments&nbsp;to&nbsp;qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2018 Mr. Paulsen (for himself and Mr. Marchant ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

1. Review of Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (a) In general Section 1886(r) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(r) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any claim relating to a determination made under paragraph (2) of such section 1886(r) that is pending on a date that is on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.