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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2665
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain dispropor-
tionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program.
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
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay
certain disproportionate share hospital payment reduc-
tions under the Medicaid program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Safety Net
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Hospitals Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DELAYING CERTAIN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE
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HOSPITAL PAYMENT REDUCTIONS UNDER
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THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
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Section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
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U.S.C.1396r–4(f)(7)(A)) is amended—
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(1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub-
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clause (I), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’;
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and
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(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘2026’’.
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