S 2176
103th Congress
Senate
Health
Housing and Community Development
Medicare
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Rural hospitals
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five-year extension of the medicare-dependent, small, rural hospital payment provisions, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 9, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6753)
Jun 9, 1994
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend for five years payments to small, rural hospitals under the Medicare Dependent Hospital Program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2176: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five-year extension of the medicare-dependent, small, rural hospital payment provisions, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-2176/
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