[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2665 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2665

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain 
 disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             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

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                                 A BILL


 
    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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    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''.
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