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