Save Struggling Hospitals Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8109 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8109 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify the Medicare low-wage index hospital policy. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2026 Mr. Kustoff (for himself and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify the Medicare low-wage index hospital policy. 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 ``Save Struggling Hospitals Act''. SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF THE MEDICARE LOW-WAGE INDEX HOSPITAL POLICY. Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (i), in the first sentence, by striking ``or (iv)'' and inserting ``, (iv), or (v)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following …