Hospital Stability and Health Services Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4777 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4777 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals to fulfill certain obligations relating to discontinuation of services or closure. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 25, 2024 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals to fulfill certain obligations relating to discontinuation of services or closure. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Stability and Health Services Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS RELATING TO HOSPITAL DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES OR CLOSURE. Section 1866 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc) is amended-- (1…