To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.

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Bill Number

HR 6855

Introduced

Sep 20, 2018

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Topics

Health Health care costs and insurance Home and outpatient care Hospital care Inflation and prices Medicare Wages and earnings

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Summary

This bill provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.

Actions

Sep 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 20, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 20, 2018

Introduced in House

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