Senate Bill 803 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-15

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Alternative Names

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

A bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Health

Potential Impact

Health care coverage and access

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Medicare

Rural conditions and development

Wages and earnings

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Committees and Subcommittees

Finance Committee

Variations and Revisions

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

Congress
118
Number
S - 803
Introduced on
2023-03-15
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/15/2023
Text
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments.
Policy Areas
Health
Potential Impact
Health care coverage and access•
Home and outpatient care•
Hospital care•
Medicare•
Rural conditions and development•
Wages and earnings

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/17/2023

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2023

This bill establishes an area wage adjustment floor for Medicare hospital payments in states that are not frontier states and excludes such adjustments from certain budget neutrality rules.

Latest Action3/15/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.