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Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Kevin Hern

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Latest action · Mar 6, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

What it does

This bill exempts discharges from long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) from the Medicare site-neutral payment rate if the discharge meets specified high acuity criteria and occurs on or after October 1, 2026. (The site-neutral rate is the lower of Medicare’s acute care hospital payment rate under the inpatient prospective payment system or 100% of the cost of the stay. LTCH stays that do not qualify for the specialized LTCH payment rate under Medicare are instead paid at the site-neutral rate.)

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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