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HR 4606 109th Congress House

Disproportionate Share Hospital Assistance Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for an on-going cost-of-living increase in the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for States.

Introduced: February 1, 2006 See on congress.gov
Health Case mix (Medical care)Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceHospital rates
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Indexing (Economic policy)MedicaidMedically uninsuredSocial WelfareWelfare recipients
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 3, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disproportionate Share Hospital Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for states for FY2005 and FY2006 the same as the allotment for FY2004 (thus providing a cost-of-living increase).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 1, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Feb 1, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 16, 2005
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Dec 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4606: Disproportionate Share Hospital Assistance Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4606/
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"H.R. 4606: Disproportionate Share Hospital Assistance Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4606/.
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