Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-03-06Topic: health care

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.)

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	refer
2025-03-06		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-03-06		Introduced in House	introduce

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