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.
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–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.
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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- VENABLE LLP
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
- CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- VENABLE LLP
- CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
- President of the U.S.
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 335: Rural Hospital Support Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-335/
"S. 335: Rural Hospital Support Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-335/.
S. 335, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-335/.
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