119th Congress Health
S. 4460: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Passed Senate
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare for small rural hospitals that are too large to qualify for special payment as critical access hospitals.
The bill specifies that hospitals that participate in the program between December 30, 2024, and January 1, 2027, may continue to participate during the five-year extension period.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Michael Bennet D-COOriginal
- Michael Crapo R-IDOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- Ben Luján D-NMOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Jerry Moran R-KSOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Pete Ricketts R-NEOriginal
- Dan Sullivan R-AKOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Deb Fischer R-NE
Who scored on this bill
- 1Charles Grassley SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate4 events+60
- 2Michael BennetCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Michael CrapoCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Deb FischerCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Martin HeinrichCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Charles Grassley.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2428; text: CR S2428)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.