To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment under the Medicaid program.

Bill: 115-hr-4652
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2017-12-14
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill makes permanent the&nbsp;annual disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment for Tennessee. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Current law provides for an annual&nbsp;$53.1 million DSH allotment for Tennessee through FY2025.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2017 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cooper , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mrs. Black , Mr. Fleischmann , and Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment under the Medicaid program.

1. Making permanent Tennessee Medicaid DSH allotment Section 1923(f)(6)(A)(vi) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(6)(A)(vi) ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking fiscal years 2015 through 2025 and inserting fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year ; and (2) by striking through fiscal year 2025 .