H.R. 5985 · 115th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Erik Paulsen
- Introduced
- 2018-05-29
- Latest action
- 2018-06-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.