A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program, and for other purposes
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce
Publisher: [United States Government Printing Office]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Rural hospitals; Finance; Law and legislation; Prospective payment; Medicare
Other titles: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008.; 110th Congress, 2d Session, H.R. 6912 in the House of Representatives.; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program, and for other purposes.
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Introduced September 16, 2008; referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Committee on Energy and Commerce.