118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program.
April 18, 2023
Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Burgess) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act”.
SEC. 2. Delaying certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program.
Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.1396r–4(f)(7)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “2024” and inserting “2026”; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking “2024” and inserting “2026”.