118th Congress Health
S. 1534: Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act of 2023
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
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- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adjust the federal per diem payment rate for Medicare skilled nursing facilities in Alaska or Hawaii to reflect the unique circumstances of such facilities.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Dan Sullivan R-AKOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Brian Schatz SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Brian Schatz.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.