Rural Hospital Support Act

S 335 - 119 Congress

Introduced

Jan 30, 2025

Origin chamber

Senate

Updated time

Mar 10, 2025 07:10 pm

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).

Sponsors

Chuck Grassley

Senator - Iowa

Party: Republican, 1975 -

Cosponsors

Tim Kaine

Senator - Virginia

Party: Democratic, 2013 -

Jeanne Shaheen

Senator - New Hampshire

Party: Democratic, 2009 -

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator - Mississippi

Party: Republican, 2018 -

John Boozman

Senator - Arkansas

Party: Republican, 2001 -

Gary C. Peters

Senator - Michigan

Party: Democratic, 2009 -

Shelley Moore Capito

Senator - West Virginia

Party: Republican, 2001 -

Tina Smith

Senator - Minnesota

Party: Democratic, 2018 -

Roger Marshall

Senator - Kansas

Party: Republican, 2017 -

Roger F. Wicker

Senator - Mississippi

Party: Republican, 1995 -

John Fetterman

Senator - Pennsylvania

Party: Democratic, 2023 -

John Kennedy

Senator - Louisiana

Party: Republican, 2017 -

Peter Welch

Senator - Vermont

Party: Democratic, 2007 -

Jerry Moran

Senator - Kansas

Party: Republican, 1997 -

Mark Kelly

Senator - Arizona

Party: Democratic, 2020 -

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