A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide emergency assistance to medicare participating hospitals to enable them to continue to provide vital medical and other health services.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Resources (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to make grants to hospitals meeting specified requirements for their provision of health services during a one year period to individuals who are not eligible for Medicaid (title XIX of the Act), are not covered by insurance, and are otherwise unable to pay for such services.…