S.716 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve care for ventilator-dependent patients.

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  • Official: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve care for ventilator-dependent patients. as introduced.

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3/26/2009--Introduced.Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to a hospital which provides acute care services to ventilator-dependent patients who are: (1) entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance); and (2) eligible for medical ass

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3/26/2009--Introduced.Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to a hospital which provides acute care services to ventilator-dependent patients who are:
(1) entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance); and
(2) eligible for medical assistance under a state plan approved under SSA title XIX (Medicaid). Revises ventilator-dependent patient days requirements for the disproportionate patient percentage in the formula for calculation of an additional Medicare payment for each subsection (d) hospital. (Generally, a subsection (d) hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

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