MEDICARE PAYMENT UPDATE FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

SEC. 53111. MEDICARE PAYMENT UPDATE FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. Section 1888(e)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(5)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking “and (iii)” and inserting “, (iii), and (iv)”; (2) in clause (ii), by striking “clause (iii)” and inserting “clauses (iii) and (iv)”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: “(iv) Special rule for fiscal year 2019 For fiscal year 2019 (or other similar annual period specified in clause (i)), the skilled nursing facility market basket percentage, after application of clause (ii), is equal to 2.4 percent.” .