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S. 335 119th Congress Senate

Rural Hospital Support Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 30, 2025 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jan 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Aug 2, 1999 Senate · vote #248 On Passage of the Bill S. 335 Passed 93–0 See who voted →
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 on March 31, 2025).

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 Lobbying activity 39

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 335: Rural Hospital Support Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-335/
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"S. 335: Rural Hospital Support Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-335/.
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S. 335, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-335/.
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