Rep. LaLota Introduces Bipartisan Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act to Protect Funding for Low-Income Care
This bill is currently in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It has been stalled since August 2025, and no action has occurred for 10 months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills do not receive a vote at this stage.
The bill has support from both parties and addresses a major financial concern for hospitals, but it must still pass through the committee process and compete with other budget priorities.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 9351 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Medicare beneficiaries who also qualify for Medicaid (dual-eligible patients) and use safety-net hospitals would indirectly benefit. The bill allows hospitals to count costs associated with these patients when calculating their DSH payment caps, which helps keep these hospitals financially viable and available to serve those patients.
“payments made under title XVIII or by an applicable plan (as defined in section 1862(b)(8)(F)) for such services.”
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025, introduced by Senators Jim Banks and Kirsten Gillibrand, was signed into law as part of a recent appropriations package. The bill restores the pre-2021 Medicaid DSH payment formula, boosting funding for Indiana hospitals by $140 million annually.
A bipartisan group of House members, led by Rep. Nick LaLota and Rep. Yvette Clarke, introduced the Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act to mitigate federal policy changes that harm the ability of essential hospitals to recover financial losses sustained while caring for dually eligible patients.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025
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