Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5312
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska

Hawaii

Health facilities and institutions

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicare

Nursing
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to adjust the federal per diem payment rate for Medicare skilled nursing facilities in Alaska or Hawaii to reflect the unique circumstances of such facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5312 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2021 Mr. Kahele (for himself, Mr. Case , and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021 . 2. Authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances Section 1888(e)(4)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(4)(G) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Adjustment for unique circumstances The Secretary may provide for such adjustments as determined appropriate by the Secretary to take into account the unique circumstances of skilled nursing facilities located in Alaska or Hawaii. .