H.R. 7397 · 118th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in…
Full title
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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TrahanSponsor15 cosponsors · 9 D, 6 R
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Valadao
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Torres
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Costa
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Ciscomani
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Wilson
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Davis
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Phillips
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Soto
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Lee
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González-Colón
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Cleaver
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Schiff
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Menendez
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Letlow
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Kiggans1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill establishes a statutory definition for essential health system under Medicare.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 15, 2024
This bill establishes a statutory definition for essential health system under Medicare.
Under the bill, an essential health system is one that (1) is an acute care hospital that is paid under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system (excluding children’s, inpatient psychiatric, long-term care, rehabilitation hospitals, and certain cancer hospitals); (2) is a non-federal governmental or private nonprofit hospital; and (3) is a Medicaid disproportionate share hospital, has a Medicare disproportionate patient percentage of at least 35%, or has a Medicare disproportionate share hospital uncompensated care payment factor of 0.0005 or more.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.
Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 15, 2024
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.