Fair Funding for Rural Hospitals Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 6, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 64 words.
Fair Funding for Rural Hospitals Act This bill establishes a minimum funding allotment for Medicaid disproportionate-share hospitals (DSHs). (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payments under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Specifically, the bill establishes a minimum allotment of $20 million per state for FY2025-FY2029, increased for inflation in subsequent years, despite any required reductions or other applicable funding calculations.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 277 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 174 words
- Subjects
- Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsMedicaidRural conditions and development
- Latest action
- Feb 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S796)
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]