Healthcare Enhancement for Americas Rural Towns Act or the HEART Act This bill permanently extends and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients. The bill also temporarily extends certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.
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HEART Act
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| Updated: 9/29/2022
Healthcare Enhancement for Americas Rural Towns Act or the HEART Act This bill permanently extends and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients. The bill also temporarily extends certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.