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Senate Bill 4137
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2020
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Introduced in Senate on Jul 1, 2020
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S. 4137 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4137


To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 1, 2020

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances.

Section 1888(e)(4)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(4)(G)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(iv) ADJUSTMENT FOR UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may provide for such adjustments as determined appropriate by the Secretary to take into account the unique circumstances of skilled nursing facilities located in Alaska or Hawaii.”.