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S 4009 117th Congress Senate Health Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development

Rural Hospital Support Act

Introduced: June 16, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Apr 6, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 6, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Rural Hospital Support Act

This bill modifies and extends certain payment adjustments for rural hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.

Specifically, the bill indexes payment adjustments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals to FY2016 operating costs, if it results in higher payments for such hospitals. The bill also makes payment adjustments for Medicare-dependent hospitals and low-volume hospitals permanent (the adjustments currently expire at the end of FY2022).

What's happening now April 6, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8565 Related bill Rural HELP Act of 2022
  • HR 1887 Related bill Rural Hospital Support Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 6 Republican 11
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Dec 15, 2022
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 29, 2022
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 29, 2022
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Nov 15, 2022
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2022
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 27, 2022
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Sep 27, 2022
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 12, 2022
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 12, 2022
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 8, 2022
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 6, 2022
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 6, 2022
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Sep 6, 2022
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 28, 2022
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jun 16, 2022
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jun 16, 2022
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 24, 2022
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 6, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4009: Rural Hospital Support Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4009/
MLA
"S. 4009: Rural Hospital Support Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4009/.
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S. 4009, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4009/.
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