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H.R. 3635 118th Congress House

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals.

Introduced: July 13, 2023 See on congress.gov
Health Home and outpatient careHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a maximum rate to preserve budget neutrality.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 4

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 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 4 Republican 15
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2024
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 9, 2024
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 13, 2024
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Nov 6, 2023
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Nov 1, 2023
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 1, 2023
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Oct 26, 2023
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jul 25, 2023
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 25, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 13, 2023
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2023
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Green, Mark E.
Texas · Jun 27, 2023
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 24, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · May 24, 2023
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · May 24, 2023
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · May 24, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 24, 2023
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 24, 2023
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 24, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3635: Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3635/
MLA
"H.R. 3635: Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3635/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3635, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3635/.
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[H.R. 3635: Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3635/)
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