HR 6966 · 110th Congress · Health

Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-09-18· Sponsored by Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2008-09-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the case of discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2008, to continue to apply budget neutrality on a national basis in the calculation of the urban hospital wage floor for discharges occurring during FY2008 under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (through a uniform, national adjustment to the area wage index).…

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Cosponsors (18)

12 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]CT
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]IA
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13]NJ
Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2]NH
Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]CA
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]IA
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]IA