Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2009

Summary

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Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the additional inpatient hospital service payment (payment adjustment) for low-volume hospitals (usually meaning a "subsection (d) hospital" located more than 25 road miles from another subsection (d) hospital and having less than 800 discharges during the fiscal...

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Introduced(1/9/09)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. BOSWELL

(D) IA – 3

Cosponsors (16)

OBERSTAR

(D) MN

FILNER

(D) CA

Carney

(D) PA

Carnahan

(D) MO

SKELTON

(D) MO

Braley

(D) IA

PETERSON

(D) MN

Loebsack

(D) IA

Boren

(D) OK

Salazar

(D) CO

Topics

Government Spending & Operations

Health

Business & Finance

Environment & Public Lands

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 14, 2009

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