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Search Results: keywords:"hospital funding"

H. R. 7397 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute.
February 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:339
H.R. 7397 seeks to amend the Social Security Act to define what constitutes an "essential health system." According to the bill, an essential health system is defined as a non-Federal governmental or private nonprofit hospital that meets certain criteria related to Medicaid...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7397 is a plan to decide which hospitals are important for taking care of people's health. It helps to figure out which hospitals get special help when they treat many patients who need extra care, but it doesn't include hospitals that make money for owners.
H. R. 7327 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate consideration of payment rates for multimission hospitals under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
February 13, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,385
The bill, titled the "Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024," aims to amend the Social Security Act to ensure fair payment rates for multimission hospitals under the Medicaid program. It requires these payment rates to be stable and predictable, helping maintain the...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make sure hospitals that do a lot of important jobs get paid fairly by Medicaid, so they can keep helping people, especially those who need extra care, just like getting a fair allowance for doing different chores to help everyone in the family.

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