Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2777
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
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: 2021-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2777 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2021 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Sullivan ) 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 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. .