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S. 803 118th Congress Senate

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments.

Introduced: March 15, 2023 Introduced by: Mark R. Warner Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicare
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Rural conditions and developmentWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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 and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 4

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 5
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 15, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 15, 2023
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 15, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 15, 2023
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 15, 2023
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Mar 15, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 15, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 803: Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-803/
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"S. 803: Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-803/.
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S. 803, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-803/.
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