H.R. 6966 · 110th Congress

Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2008-09-18
Latest action
2008-09-18 · Introduced in House

Summary

Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the case of discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2008, to continue to apply budget neutrality on a national basis in the calculation of the urban hospital wage floor for discharges occurring during FY2008 under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (through a uniform, national adjustment to the area wage index).