S 335
Rural Hospital Support Act
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).
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
- Cosponsors
- 16
- Policy area
- Health
- Introduced
- 2025-01-30
- Latest action
- 2025-01-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-01-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-01-30: Introduced in Senate