President signs AHA-backed 21st Century Cures Act into law

Pres Barack Obama on Dec 13 signed into law the AHA-supported 21st Century Cures Act, which includes a number of provisions important to hospitals and health systems. Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the measure. The legislation revises the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act to move the grand...

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Published inAHA News Vol. 52; no. 25; p. 3
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Hospital Association 16.12.2016
Subjects
21st century
Federal legislation
Hospitals
Obama, Barack
Presidents
Provisions
United States > US
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Summary:Pres Barack Obama on Dec 13 signed into law the AHA-supported 21st Century Cures Act, which includes a number of provisions important to hospitals and health systems. Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the measure. The legislation revises the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act to move the grandfather date for offcampus hospital outpatient departments under development from Nov 2, 2015 to Dec 31, 2016 or 60 days after enactment, whichever is later; adjusts the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program to account for socioeconomic status; and extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for fve years.
ISSN:0891-6608