H.R. 2942 — Rural Hospital and Health Network Preservation Act of 2001

Rural Hospital and Health Network Preservation Act of 2001

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the hold harmless treatment for small rural hospitals under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services and to provide a transitional adjustment for certain sole community hospitals in order to limit any decline in payment under that system.

Summary

Rural Hospital and Health Network Preservation Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services to: (1) make permanent the hold harmless treatment for small rural hospitals (with 100 or fewer beds) under the OPD PPS; and (2) provide a transitional adjustment for sole community hospitals with between 100 and 400 beds that are classified as rural referral centers, in order to limit any decline in payment under the OPD PPS.

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2001-09-21

Introduced in House

2001-09-21

Introduced in House

2001-09-21

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2001-09-21

2001-09-25

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2001-09-27

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Rural Hospital and Health Network Preservation Act of 2001

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