119th Congress
H.R. 1924
Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Kevin Hern(R-OK)
- Introduced
- Mar 6, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (9)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA)
- Carol D. Miller (R-WV)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
Added later (4)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Apr 9, 2025
- Mike Carey (R-OH) · Jun 4, 2025
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) · Apr 13, 2026
- James Comer (R-KY) · Sep 14, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025
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.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 6, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. - Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in House