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S 1768 100th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals receive for a three-year period at least their reasonable costs for inpatient hospital…

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals receive for a three-year period at least their … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals receive for a three-year period at least their reasonable costs for inpatient hospital services furnished under the medicare program.

Introduced: June 22, 1988 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Agriculture and Rural AffairsHealthHealth facilitiesHospitals
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MedicareRural affairs legislationRural public health
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 7, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 7, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 7, 1987

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to ensure that rural hospitals which have no more than 50 beds and provide at least 70 percent of their inpatient hospital services to Medicare patients receive, for a three-year period, Medicare coverage of at least the reasonable costs of providing such services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 22, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1768: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals receive for a three-year period at least their reasonable costs for inpatient hospital services furnished under the medicare program.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1768/
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"S. 1768: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals receive for a three-year period at least their reasonable costs for inpatient hospital services furnished under the medicare program.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1768/.
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S. 1768, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1768/.
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[S. 1768: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals receive for a three-year period at least their reasonable costs for inpatient hospital services furnished under the medicare program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1768/)
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