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S. 335In committee
Rural Hospital Support Act
Introduced: Jan 30, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 30, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 30, 2025
- Recorded roll calls
- 0
Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
Plain-language overview
What this bill does
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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Health
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Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
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Checked against Congress.gov Sep 15, 2026.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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