S.Amdt. 1571

SA 1571. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 748, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title III of division A,
insert the following:

SEC. 3717. MEDICARE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY PROSPECTIVE
PAYMENT SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT FOR COVID-19
RESIDENTS DURING EMERGENCY PERIOD.

(a) In General.--Section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `` and (12)'' and
inserting ``(12), and (13)''; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new
paragraph:
``(13) Adjustment for residents with covid-19.--During the
emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), in the
case of a resident who has a principal or secondary diagnosis
of COVID-19, the per diem amount of payment otherwise
applicable shall be increased by 15 percent to reflect
increased costs associated with such residents.''.
(b) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary may implement the amendments made by
subsection (a) by program instruction or otherwise.
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