US Congress House Bill 2580 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-06-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 113.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

LTCH Technical Correction Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, as amended by other specified federal law, with respect to the five-year moratorium beginning April 1, 2014, on the establishment of long-term care (LTC) hospitals and LTC satellite facilities and on the increase of LTC hospital beds in existing LTC hospitals or satellite facilities for purposes of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct). A technical correction is made to an exception to this moratorium for certain LTC hospitals that: began their qualifying period for Medicare payment on or before April 1, 2014; have a binding written agreement as of that date with an outside, unrelated party for the actual construction, renovation, lease, or demolition for an LTC hospital, and have expended, before that date, at least 10% of the project's estimated cost (or, if less, $ 2.5 million); or have obtained on or before that date an approved certificate of need in a state where one is required. This bill applies the exception to any similar moratorium. (Sec. 3) Amends SSAct title XVIII to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the prospective payment system for inpatient hospital services furnished by an LTC hospital for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2016, to reduce the standard federal payment rate as if the estimated aggregate amount of high cost outlier payments for standard federal payment rate discharges for each fiscal year would be equal to 8% of estimated aggregate payments for standard federal payment rate discharges for that fiscal year. Directs HHS to set the fixed loss amount for high cost outlier payments so that the estimated aggregate amount of high cost outlier payments made for standard federal payment rate discharges for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2016, shall be equal to 99.0625% of 8% of estimated aggregate payments for standard federal payment rate discharges for each such fiscal year.

LTCH Technical Correction Act of 2015

Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 113.
2015-06-16	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-156.
2015-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-06-02	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2015-06-02	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-05-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2015-05-29	House	Introduced in House

HB441 (Related) 2015-02-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5273 (Related) 2016-06-08 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2580/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2580/BILLS-114hr2580ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2580/BILLS-114hr2580rh.pdf