{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1924","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1924,"title":"Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-06","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001082","fullName":"Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]","party":"R","state":"OK","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-06","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp; (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.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-14T08:05:35Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":2163,"ts":"2026-04-21T08:26:10.707Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Securing%20Access%20to%20Care%20for%20Seniors%20in%20Critical%20Condition%20Ac"}]}}