Search Results: keywords:"medicare payments"

  • H. R. 187 — To ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:1,256

    H.R. 187, also known as the "Default Prevention Act," is a proposed law aimed at ensuring that the United States can pay its debt when it hits the debt limit. The bill sets up a system where the Secretary of the Treasury must prioritize and manage payments in different tiers,...

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    Imagine the United States has a giant piggy bank to pay for important things like medicine, soldiers, and keeping America safe. The Default Prevention Act wants to make sure that even if the piggy bank runs low, the most important things get paid first and everyone knows how the money is spent by sending reports every week.

  • S. 335 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,444

    The bill S. 335, titled the "Rural Hospital Support Act," aims to change how payments are calculated for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals. It proposes using a different time period to determine the target amounts for payments, starting on October 1,...

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    The bill S. 335 wants to change how doctors and hospitals in small towns get paid from a special money pot called Medicare, starting from October 1, 2025, to help them keep open. It also says these small town hospitals should keep getting extra money until that time.

  • H. R. 9125 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy and predictability of Medicare payments to long-term care hospitals.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,222

    The bill H. R. 9125 aims to adjust Medicare payments to long-term care hospitals by setting limits on certain payment increases and altering payment rates for treating patients with complex conditions. It proposes adjustments to standardized payments for hospitals as a...

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    The bill wants to change how hospitals that take care of very sick patients are paid by Medicare. It tries to make sure these hospitals have enough money to help people with really complicated health problems, like those who need special care, without spending too much or making mistakes with the payments.

  • H. R. 182 — To ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,060

    The H.R. 182, known as the "Default Prevention Act", is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress to ensure the United States continues to pay its debt obligations. It organizes the payment of obligations into five tiers, with Tier I covering essential payments like public debt...

    Simple Explanation

    The Default Prevention Act is like a special plan to make sure the U.S. pays its important bills in order, with super important ones like paying back borrowed money and health care bills going first, even if it runs out of its borrowing limit.