H.R. 8747 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8747 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 26, 2022Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2022 or the ARCH Act of 2022. 2. Extending Medicare-dependent hospital and Medicare low-volume hospital payments (a) MDH extension (1) Extension of payment methodology Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2027; and (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2027. (2) Conforming amendments (A) Extension of target amount Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2027; and (ii) in clause (iv), by striking 2022 and inserting 2027. (B) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking 2022 and inserting 2027. (b) LVH extension Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2028; (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 2022 and inserting 2027; (B) in subclause (III), by striking 2022 and inserting 2027; and (C) in subclause (IV), by striking 2023 and inserting 2028; and (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking 2022 each place it appears and inserting 2027 in each such place.