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HR 7397 118th Congress House Health

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.

Introduced: March 5, 2024 Introduced by: Trahan, Lori Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 15, 2024
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.
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes a statutory definition for essential health system under Medicare.

Under the bill, an essential health system is one that (1) is an acute care hospital that is paid under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system (excluding children’s, inpatient psychiatric, long-term care, rehabilitation hospitals, and certain cancer hospitals); (2) is a non-federal governmental or private nonprofit hospital; and (3) is a Medicaid disproportionate share hospital, has a Medicare disproportionate patient percentage of at least 35%, or has a Medicare disproportionate share hospital uncompensated care payment factor of 0.0005 or more.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 7 Republican 5
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Jul 30, 2024
 R
Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Apr 26, 2024
 D
Menendez, Robert
New Jersey · Apr 12, 2024
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 19, 2024
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 19, 2024
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 7, 2024
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Mar 5, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Mar 5, 2024
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 5, 2024
 R
Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Feb 29, 2024
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 29, 2024
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 29, 2024
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Feb 20, 2024
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 15, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7397: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7397/
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