US Congress House Bill 1398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rural Hospital Protection Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in determining reasonable costs for reimbursements to critical access hospitals (CAHs) after January 1, 2004, to include certain health care related taxes as allowable costs. Prohibits any offset, in computing such costs, against tax assessments paid by such a hospital of amounts the hospital receives from a state, if the Secretary has not determined that a hold harmless provision, meeting specified criteria, is in effect with respect to the health care related tax.

Rural Hospital Protection Act

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Robert Schilling [R-IL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-04-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1398/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1398/BILLS-112hr1398ih.pdf