H.R. 4178 · 115th Congress
Healthcare Enhancement for Americas Rural Towns Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jodey Arrington
- Introduced
- 2017-10-31
- Latest action
- 2017-11-01 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Summary
Healthcare Enhancement for Americas Rural Towns Act or the HEART Act
This bill permanently extends and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients). The bill also extends through FY 2019 the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.