Search Results: keywords:"medicare regulations"

  • S. 4322 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements relating to the designation of rural emergency hospitals.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:987

    S. 4322 aims to make several improvements to the designation of rural emergency hospitals under the Social Security Act. The bill expands eligibility for such hospitals, allowing facilities that operate like rural emergency hospitals to convert more easily. It also allows for...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4322 is a plan to help small hospitals in the countryside by making it easier for them to get special help and money to take care of people who need emergency care. It also says these hospitals can include special areas for things like having babies, helping people with mental health, or teaching people to walk again after getting hurt.

  • H. R. 3284 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit an annual report on the impact of certain Medicare regulations on provider and payer consolidation.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:1,825

    H.R. 3284, titled the “Providers and Payers COMPETE Act,” requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit an annual report to Congress by the end of each year starting in 2026, detailing the effects of specific Medicare regulations on the merging of healthcare providers and...

    Simple Explanation

    In a new plan, the people in charge of health services in the U.S. will check every year to see how changing the rules for a program called Medicare is making doctors and hospitals team up more. They will write a report to share what they find, and they also want to hear what people think about these changes.