S 474 · in committee · major
Fair Funding for Rural Hospitals Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill guarantees a minimum of $20 million per state annually for rural hospitals serving low-income patients through Medicaid.
- Rural hospitals and the low-income patients they serve are affected by this funding protection.
- The funding applies to fiscal years 2025-2029 with automatic inflation adjustments after that.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would a guaranteed $20 million annual minimum per state change the financial stability of rural hospitals that currently struggle with Medicaid reimbursement rates?
- 02
What trade-offs might occur if federal funding is directed specifically to rural hospital Medicaid services rather than other rural healthcare needs?
- 03
How would this five-year funding guarantee with inflation adjustments affect rural hospitals' ability to plan infrastructure and staffing investments long-term?
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Sponsor · R-WY
John Barrasso
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Introduced 2025-02-06
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-06 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S796)
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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