Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2156
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 16, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 16, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 16, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2156
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Missouri
Republican
North Carolina
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2017

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to terminate the requirement for certain budget-neutrality requirements associated with the Medicare hospital wage-index floor to be applied on a national, rather than state-level, basis.

Text (1)
November 16, 2017
Actions (2)
11/16/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
11/16/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:21 PM