Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5308 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5308 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Rural Flex program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2024 Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mrs. Blackburn) 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 reauthorize the Rural Flex program, and for other purposes. 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 ``Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM GRANTS. Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4) is amended-- (1) in subsection (g)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the…