; rebate (A) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after October 1, 2014. (B) Rebate With respect to items and services furnished during the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall implement a method to provide eligible hospitals (as defined in section 1886(n)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(n)(6)(A) )) a reimbursement equal to the amount by which— (i) the amount of reimbursement made under section 1886 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww ), before application of this subsection, for such items and services furnished during such period by such hospitals, is less than (ii) the amount of reimbursement that would have been made under such section, after application of this subsection, for such items and services furnished by such hospitals during such period. (c) Critical access hospitals (1) In general Section 1814(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(l) ) is amended by striking paragraph (4). (2) Effective date