S 335 · in committee · major
Rural Hospital Support Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill increases Medicare payments to rural hospitals by adjusting them based on 2016 operating costs.
- Rural hospitals classified as sole community hospitals and low-volume hospitals are affected.
- Payment adjustments become permanent rather than expiring in 2025, with no specified federal cost estimate provided.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would permanently increasing Medicare payments to rural hospitals affect federal healthcare spending compared to letting current adjustments expire in 2025?
- 02
Which rural hospitals would benefit most from payment adjustments based on 2016 operating costs, and could this method disadvantage hospitals with different cost structures?
- 03
What evidence supports that higher Medicare reimbursements will help rural hospitals stay open versus simply increasing their revenues without addressing underlying operational challenges?
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Sponsor · R-IA
Chuck Grassley
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
16/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-30
Joining the bill
John Boozman
R-AR · original
Jerry Moran
R-KS · original
Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH · original
Tina Smith
D-MN · original
Roger F. Wicker
R-MS · original
Peter Welch
D-VT · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original
John Fetterman
D-PA · original
Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · original
Mark Kelly
D-AZ · original
Tim Kaine
D-VA · original
Gary C. Peters
D-MI
+ 4 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-30 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-01-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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