S 1218

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A bill to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D) MA

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4/25/2007--Introduced.Medicare for All Act - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medicare for All) under which: (1) each eligible individual is entitled to benefits which include the full range and scope of benefits available under the original fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare), with parity in coverage of mental health benefits, subject to appropriate cost sharing; (2) each enrollee is free to choose his or her own doctor and private health plan; and (3) benefits are similar to or no less than the health benefits coverage under FEHBP (Federal Employees Health Benefits Program). Establishes the Medicare for All Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose: (1) on the income of every enrolled individual a tax equal to 1.7% of wages received in excess of $25,000; (2) on every employer an excise tax equal to 7% of the wages paid to each enrolled employee; and (3) on the self-employment income of every enrolled individual, a tax equal to the applicable percentage of the self-employment income for such taxable year in excess of $25,000. Sets forth provisions governing application of this Act to collective bargaining agreements.

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S 1218 IS

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1218

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 9, 2009

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. LAUTENBERG) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2009’.

SEC. 2. CRITERIA AND PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN URBAN MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITALS.

(a) In General- Section 1886(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

‘(M)(i) For cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2009, in the case of a subsection (d) hospital which is an urban Medicare-dependent hospital, payment under paragraph (1)(A) shall be equal to the sum of the amount determined under clause (ii) and the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A)(iii).
‘(ii) The amount determined under this clause is, for discharges occurring during the cost reporting period that begins on or after October 1, 2009, and any subsequent cost reporting period, 75 percent of the amount by which the hospital’s target amount for the cost reporting period (as defined in subsection (b)(3)(L)) exceeds the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A)(iii).
‘(iii) The term ‘urban Medicare-dependent hospital’ means, with respect to any cost reporting period to which clause (i) applies, any hospital--
‘(I) located in an urban area;
‘(II) that does not receive payment--
‘(aa) under subparagraph (C) as a rural referral center;
‘(bb) under subparagraph (D) as a sole community hospital;
‘(cc) under subparagraph (B) or under subsection (h); or
‘(dd) under subparagraph (F);
‘(III) that is not a physician-owned hospital, as defined in section 489.3 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect as of the date of the enactment of this subparagraph); and
‘(IV) for which not less than 60 percent of its inpatient days or discharges during the cost reporting period beginning in fiscal year 2006, or two of the three most recently audited cost reporting periods for which the Secretary has a settled cost report, were attributable to inpatients entitled to benefits under part A.’.

(b) Target Payment Amount- Section 1886(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)) is amended--

(1) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ‘and (D)’ and inserting ‘, (D), and (M)’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

‘(M) For cost reporting periods occurring on or after October 1, 2009, in the case of a hospital that is an urban Medicare-dependent hospital (as defined in subsection (d)(5)(M)), the term ‘target amount’ means--
‘(i) with respect to the first 12-month cost reporting period in which this subparagraph is applied to the hospital, the allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services (as defined in subsection (a)(4)) recognized under this title for the hospital for the 12-month cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 2002 or 2006 (whichever results in a higher target amount), increased by the applicable percentage increase under subparagraph (B)(iv) for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2009 or 2007 through 2009, respectively; and
‘(ii) with respect to discharges occurring after the first 12-month cost reporting period in which this subparagraph is applied to the hospital, the target amount for the preceding year increased by the applicable percentage increase under subparagraph (B)(iv).’.

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