S. 5077 116th Congress Senate

Children's Hospital Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to adjust the limitations on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments.

Introduced: December 20, 2020 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Dec 20, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action December 20, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Hospital Protection Act

This bill specifically bases the methodology for determining limitations on Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments on the costs and payments for individuals for whom Medicaid is the primary payer.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5077: Children's Hospital Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5077/

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