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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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8444C56816F34470BE2377C7F3550D58: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect DSH Act.
- Section H7BCAFBF776EF41FD9E47DAA06F9E874A: 2. Delaying DSH Reductions Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)) is amended— in paragraph (7)(A)— in clause (i)— in the matter...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Transportation, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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