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  • S. 5346 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum Medicaid disproportionate share hospital allotment for States.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:361

    S. 5346 aims to amend the Social Security Act to ensure that states receive a minimum Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment each year. Starting in 2025, states will be guaranteed at least $20 million per year for providing care to a high number of Medicaid...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make sure that every state gets at least $20 million each year to help hospitals that take care of lots of people with Medicaid or no insurance, starting in 2025 and going up with inflation in 2030. This means hospitals won’t have to worry as much about not having enough money to help people who need it the most.

  • S. 474 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum Medicaid disproportionate share hospital allotment for States.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:362

    S. 474 is a bill that aims to change the Social Security Act to make sure that every state receives a minimum amount of funding for Medicaid disproportionate share hospitals (DSH), starting in 2025. This bill guarantees that each state's DSH funding will not go below...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make sure that every state in the U.S. gets at least $20 million every year from 2025 to 2029 to help hospitals that take care of people who have trouble paying for medical care, and starting in 2030, this amount will go up a bit every year to keep up with rising costs.