Protect DSH Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3581 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3581

    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

                              May 23, 2025

 Mr. Crenshaw 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 ``Protect DSH Act''.

SEC. 2. DELAYING DSH REDUCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
                        by striking ``2026 through 2028'' and inserting 
                        ``2029 through 2031''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ``or 
                        period''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``2026 through 
                2028'' and inserting ``2029 through 2031''; and (2) in 
                paragraph (8), by striking ``2027'' and inserting 
                ``2031''.
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