Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.)
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - OK District 1 · R-OK
8 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - Pennsylvania District 13 · D-PA
U.S. Representative - PA-13 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - WV District 1 · R-WV
U.S. Representative - PA District 11 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - NY District 24 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - NC District 1 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - OH District 15 · R-OH
U.S. Representative - TX District 1 · R-TX
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1924 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | March 6, 2025 |
| Latest Action | March 6, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 8 · House vote — · 1 views |