Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2005
Latest action · Jul 1, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services, particularly the transitional adjustment for sole community hospitals to limit any decline in payment. Holds sole community hospitals permanently harmless from any decline in payment. Increases the payment for covered OPD services in a sole community hospital by the amount of any difference between the pre-Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (pre-BBA) amount and a lesser PPS amount.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to substitute a specified minimum base payment-to-cost ratio for determining the pre-BBA amount for sole community hospitals.
Specifies the rebasing of the payment -to-cost ratio for sole community hospitals for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2005.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2005 to May 16, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | Jun 17, 2005 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Nov 9, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Nov 9, 2005 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Nov 9, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Dec 17, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Dec 17, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | May 16, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2005 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Jun 27, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2005Introduced in House
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