ARCH Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8747
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2022-08-26
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2022 or the ARCH Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill extends certain payment adjustments for Medicare-dependent hospitals and low-volume hospitals until the end of FY2027 (the adjustments currently expire at the end of FY2022).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8747 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 26, 2022 Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. Sewell ) 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 extend Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2022 or the ARCH Act of 2022 . 2. Extending Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments (a) MDH extension (1) Extension of payment methodology Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G) ) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2027 ; and (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2027 . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Extension of target amount Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D) ) is amended— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2027 ; and (ii) in clause (iv), by striking 2022 and inserting 2027 . (B) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking 2022 and inserting 2027 . (b) LVH extension Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 ; (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 2022 and inserting 2027 ; (B) in subclause (III), by striking 2022 and inserting 2027 ; and (C) in subclause (IV), by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 ; and (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking 2022 each place it appears and inserting 2027 in each such place.