HR 4428 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016

Introduced Feb 2, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Diane Black R-TN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 5, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.)

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2016 to Jul 12, 2016, with 31 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalFeb 2, 2016
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalFeb 2, 2016
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalFeb 2, 2016
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalFeb 2, 2016
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalFeb 2, 2016
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 2016Referred 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2832Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016Related billApr 21, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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  1. Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House

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