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119th Congress Health

S. 335: Rural Hospital Support Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 30, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jan 30, 2025

This bill modifies and extends certain payment adjustments for rural hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.

Specifically, the bill indexes payment adjustments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals to FY2016 operating costs, if it results in higher payments for such hospitals. The bill also makes payment adjustments for Medicare-dependent hospitals and low-volume hospitals permanent (the adjustments currently expire on March 31, 2025).

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

16

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Charles Grassley R-IA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Jan 30, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Charles Grassley.
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  1. Jan 30, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 30, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.