Session 117

HR 5312

Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2021

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Session 117

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This bill aims to ensure that Medicare-funded nursing facilities in Alaska and Hawaii receive fair payments. It allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adjust the standard payment rate for these facilities if they face unique challenges or circumstances not fully accounted for in the usual payment formula. The goal is to provide adequate funding for these facilities to deliver quality care to their residents. This adjustment is specifically targeted at facilities in Alaska and Hawaii.

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2021-09-21House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2021-09-21House

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

2021-09-21House

2021-09-21

Introduced in House

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HR 5312

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