S 335 ยท Rural Hospital Support Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced
- Jan 30, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 30, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
- Policy area
- Health
- Cosponsors
- 16
Summary
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).
Recent actions
- Jan 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jan 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.