Congress 116 - HR 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020

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Building construction Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicaid Medicare State and local government operations

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Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020

This bill allows unapproved capital expenses that are made by health care facilities during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be included in federal payment determinations under Medicare and Medicaid.

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Mar 23, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 23, 2020

Introduced in House

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