MEDICARE INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.

SEC. 1105. MEDICARE INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS. Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years” and inserting “the portion of fiscal year 2014 beginning on April 1, 2014, fiscal year 2015, and subsequent fiscal years”; (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (A) by inserting “and the portion of fiscal year 2014 before” after “and 2013,” each place it appears; and (B) by inserting “or portion of fiscal year” after “during the fiscal year”; and (3) in subparagraph (D)— (A) by inserting “and the portion of fiscal year 2014 before April 1, 2014,” after “and 2013,”; and (B) by inserting “or the portion of fiscal year” after “in the fiscal year”.