DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2959
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-12-02
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Hospital care

Medicaid

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill delays certain reductions to Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital allotments.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2959 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 2, 2019 Ms. McSally introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify the reductions in Medicaid DSH allotments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DSH Cuts Delay Act of 2019 . 2. Modification of reductions in Medicaid DSH allotments Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(7)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking For the period beginning and all that follows through 2025 , and inserting For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking equal to and all that follows through the period and inserting equal to $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. .