S. 2832 · 114th Congress
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Johnny Isakson
- Introduced
- 2016-04-21
- Latest action
- 2016-04-21 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to hospitals not located in a frontier state, a floor on the area wage adjustment factor for hospital inpatient and outpatient services covered under Medicare. (Such a floor already applies with respect to hospitals located in frontier states.)