II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3624 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2006 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance disproportionate share hospital treatment for sole community hospitals under the Medicare program.

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This Act may be cited as the Helping Sole Community Hospitals Act of 2006.

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Enhanced disproportionate share hospital treatment for sole community hospitals under the Medicare program

Section 1886(d)(5)(F)(xiv)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(xiv)(II)), as amended by section 5003(d) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171), is amended by inserting or as a sole community hospital under subparagraph (D)(iii) before the period at the end.