Patient Access Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-3022
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-05-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health programs administration and funding

Hospital care

Medicaid

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Patient Access Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates certain reductions to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3022 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2019 Mr. Engel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the reductions in Medicaid DSH allotments, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Access Protection Act . 2. Repeal of reductions in Medicaid DSH allotments (a) In general Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); and (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (7). (b) Conforming amendments Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f) ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (7) and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3) ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) and inserting paragraph (6) .