Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt any hospital which is located outside of a standard metropolitan…
Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt small, rural hospitals from medicare section 223 limits.
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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt any hospital which is located outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area and which has less than 100 acute care beds from certain reasonable cost limitations.
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Who introduced this
Wes Watkins
DU.S. Representative · OK-3
Bipartisan — 13 cosponsors (8 D, 5 R)
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