S 335 · 119th Congress · Health

Rural Hospital Support Act

Introduced 2025-01-30· Sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2025-01-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Hospital Support Act This bill modifies and extends certain payment adjustments for rural hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system. Specifically, the bill indexes payment adjustments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals to FY2016 operating costs, if it results in higher payments for such hospitals. The bill also makes payment adjustments for Medicare-dependent hospitals and low-volume hospitals permanent (the adjustments currently expire on March 31, 2025).…

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Cosponsors (16)

8 Democrats8 Republicans
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]VT
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]VA
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]NH
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]KS
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]PA
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]AR
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]AZ
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]MI
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]LA
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]VA