The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 1, 2021 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H873)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021
This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions.
The bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to waive recoupment and repayment for providers who meet specified requirements. Among other criteria, providers must not have engaged in surprise billing practices with respect to COVID-19 patients. Providers must still repay any amounts not used for COVID-19 expenses; the bill caps the interest rate on such repayments at 2% upon a demonstration of hardship.
The bill also requires private health insurers to treat out-of-network COVID-19 services as in-network for purposes of payment and cost-sharing.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Apr 16, 2021; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Mar 16, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2021 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H873)
- Feb 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E168)
- Feb 25, 2021Referred 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.
- Feb 25, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H873 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Mar 1, 2021 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E168 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Feb 25, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 36, February 25, 2021, page H731.
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 provide for the conversion of certain accelerated and advance payments to grants under parts A and B of the Medicare program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
