WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Hospital rates

H.R. 6912, The Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6912 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program....

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S. 3468, The Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3468 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs....

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H.R. 6445, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled - Cost per Average Family: $9.01

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6445 would amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.29

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6331 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, it would improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, it would enhance low-income benefit programs, and it would maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3300, The Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3300 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program....

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S. 3101, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $18.14

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3101 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3118, The Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $25.55

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3118 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in rural areas....

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H.R. 6212, The Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and Services Act (MEDICS Act) of 2008

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6212 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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H.R. 6158, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a geographic adjustment in the Medicare cap on payment for hospice care and to require hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6158 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a geographic adjustment in the Medicare cap on payment for hospice care and to require hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care....

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H.R. 6110, The Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6110 would provide for the reform of health care, the Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and business, and the budget process....

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H.R. 6102, The Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6102 would reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, and it would prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education....

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H.R. 6101, The Patient Fairness and Indigent Care Promotion Act of 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6101 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt....

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H.R. 6015, The Hospital and ASC Price Disclosure and Litigation Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6015 would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to disclose charge-related information and it would provide price protection for treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for receiving protection from charge-related legal actions....

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S. 2853, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2853 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals....

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S. 2781, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2781 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program....

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S. 2786, The Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2786 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas....

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H.R. 5426, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5426 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 5348, The American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5348 would amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage for all Americans through an American Health Benefits Program....

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H.R. 5174, The Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5174 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs....

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H.R. 5033, The Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act of 2007

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5033 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs....

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H.R. 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4848 would extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits....

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S. 2525, The MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2525 would prevent health care facility-acquired infections....

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P.L. 110-173, The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $20.67

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2499 would amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs....

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H.R. 4452, The CAH Designation Waiver Authority Act of 2007

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4452 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program....

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S. 2381, The Medicare Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2381 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals under the Medicare program....

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