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S. 2279 119th Congress Senate

Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act

Official title: A bill to repeal the changes to Medicaid State provider tax authority and State directed payments made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and provide increased … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to repeal the changes to Medicaid State provider tax authority and State directed payments made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and provide increased funding for the rural health transformation program.

Introduced: July 15, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Hawley Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 15, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2279: Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2279/
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"S. 2279: Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2279/.
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S. 2279, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2279/.
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[S. 2279: Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2279/)
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