H.R. 2226 · 108th Congress

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit reasonable cost reimbursement for emergency room services provided by Federally qualified health centers.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ed Case
Introduced
2003-05-22
Latest action
2003-06-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to allow a Federally qualified health center to elect to have the amount of payment for emergency room services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) based on the payment methodology applied for outpatient critical access hospital services where the amount of such payment is the reasonable cost of the hospital in providing such services.