119th Congress
S. 335
Rural Hospital Support Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Introduced
- Jan 30, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (16)
Original cosponsors (11)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Added later (5)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI) · Feb 3, 2025
- Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Feb 3, 2025
- John Kennedy (R-LA) · Mar 5, 2025
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA) · Jul 16, 2025
- Ted Budd (R-NC) · Jul 16, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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).
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - Jan 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate