Proposal:ARC Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 3672
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Access for Rural Communities Act or the ARC Act

This bill allows sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent small rural hospitals to have the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recalculate certain payment adjustments that were initially determined by Medicare administrative contractors. Specifically, if a hospital received a volume decrease adjustment from an administrative contractor prior to FY2018, the hospital may elect to have the CMS recalculate the adjustment using methodology that took effect in FY2018, as specified. The bill's provisions do not apply to final determinations made by administrative contractors more than three years before the date of enactment of this bill.

Bill Title

ARC Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-07-10: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
• 2019-07-10: Introduced in House
• 2019-07-10: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.