Reversing cuts to reimbursement of bad debt for critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitals

(a) Rural hospitals Section 1861(v)(1)(T)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(T)(v)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: or, in the case of a hospital located in a rural area, by 15 percent of such amount otherwise allowable. (b) CAHs Section 1861(v)(1)(W)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(W)(ii)) is amended by inserting, a critical access hospital after or (V). (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section apply with respect to cost reporting periods beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.