Rural Hospital Support Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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).
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2025 to Jul 16, 2025; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jan 30, 2025 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Feb 3, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Feb 3, 2025 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jul 16, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jul 16, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Rural Hospital Support Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2025Introduced in Senate
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