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Rural Hospital Support Act

USA118th CongressS-1110| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (23)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 at the end of FY2024).
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4009
Rural Hospital Support Act
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4009
    Rural Hospital Support Act


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development

Rural Hospital Support Act

USA118th CongressS-1110| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
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 at the end of FY2024).
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4009
Rural Hospital Support Act
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4009
    Rural Hospital Support Act


  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (23)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development