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HR 2525 111th Congress House Health Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medicare Wages and earnings

Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2009

Introduced: May 20, 2009 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 20, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the case of discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2009, to apply budget neutrality on a national basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor, including a minimum wage index, for each all-urban and rural state for discharges occurring during FY2008 under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (through a uniform, national adjustment to the area wage index).

What's happening now May 20, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 2, 2009
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 21, 2009
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 20, 2009
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 20, 2009
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 20, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2525: Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2525/
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"H.R. 2525: Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2525/.
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H.R. 2525, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2525/.
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