Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 999
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 25, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 25, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 25, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
999
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Virginia
Republican
Arkansas
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Mississippi
Democrat
Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2021

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.

Text (1)
March 25, 2021
Actions (2)
03/25/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/25/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:35 PM