Save Struggling Hospitals Act
Reps. Kustoff and Sewell Introduce Bipartisan Save Struggling Hospitals Act to Protect Rural Healthcare
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means for review. It is actively moving through the system, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill mentioned at this time.
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This bill has strong bipartisan support and simply turns an existing, popular rule into permanent law, which usually helps legislation pass.
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Rural hospitals are often among the largest employers in their communities. By stabilizing these facilities financially, the bill indirectly supports the local economies that small businesses depend on. When a hospital closes, the ripple effects can devastate small-town businesses that rely on hospital workers as customers.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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The Save Struggling Hospitals Act, introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, would restore a CMS wage index policy for low-wage hospitals. The proposal would codify the policy for hospitals in the bottom 25th percentile, which was overturned by a federal court ruling in July 2024.
'Save Struggling Hospitals' Act
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Marsha Blackburn introduced the Save Struggling Hospitals Act to fix the flawed Medicare Area Wage Index. The bill aims to provide a permanent funding boost to hospitals in low-wage areas, helping them pay competitive wages and avoid closure.
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The Save Struggling Hospitals Act would codify the Medicare low-wage index hospital policy, which increases Medicare wage index values for hospitals in the bottom 25th percentile. The bill has bipartisan support and is sponsored by Senators Mark Warner and Marsha Blackburn.
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Save Struggling Hospitals Act
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