Senate Bill
S. 474
Fair Funding for Rural Hospitals Act
Primary Sponsor
John Barrasso
R - WY
Cosponsors
3
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Summary
This bill establishes a minimum funding allotment of 20 million dollars per state for Medicaid disproportionate-share hospitals from 2025 through 2029, with inflation adjustments afterward. This ensures rural hospitals treating many low-income patients receive baseline federal support regardless of other funding calculations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S796)
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Fair Funding for Rural Hospitals Act
This bill establishes a minimum funding allotment of 20 million dollars per state for Medicaid disproportionate-share hospitals from 2025 through 2029, with inflation adjustments afterward. This ensures rural hospitals treating many low-income patients receive
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This bill establishes a minimum funding allotment of 20 million dollars per state for Medicaid disproportionate-share hospitals from 2025 through 2029, with inflation adjustments afterward. This ensures rural hospitals treating many low-income patients receive baseline federal support regardless of other funding calculations.
- Bill Number
- 474
- Introduced
- 2/6/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S796)
- Policy Area
- Health
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Fair Funding for Rural Hospitals Act
- Bill Number
- 474
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S796)
- Introduced
- 2/6/2025
- Summary
- This bill establishes a minimum funding allotment of 20 million dollars per state for Medicaid disproportionate-share hospitals from 2025 through 2029, with inflation adjustments afterward. This ensures rural hospitals treating many low-income patients receive baseline federal support regardless of
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