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Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2021-03-25IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2021-03-25IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Hospital care
  • Medicare
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Wages and earnings

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