US HB4652 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on December 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment under the Medicaid program. This bill makes permanent the annual disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment for Tennessee. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Current law provides for an annual $53.1 million DSH allotment for Tennessee through FY2025.
Title
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment under the Medicaid program.
Sponsors
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] | Rep. David Roe [R-TN] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN] | Rep. Diane Black [R-TN] | Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN] | Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-12-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2017-12-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2017-12-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4652/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4652/BILLS-115hr4652ih.pdf |