Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act

Bill: 118-hr-2665
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Hospital care

Intergovernmental relations

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act </b></p> <p>This bill delays reductions to Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) allotments until FY2026. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payments under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.)</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2023 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw , Ms. DeGette , and Mr. Burgess ) 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 delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act . 2. Delaying certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program 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 2024 and inserting 2026 ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking 2024 and inserting 2026 .