Save Struggling Hospitals Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2026
What it does
The Save Struggling Hospitals Act would amend the Social Security Act to codify a policy that increases Medicare payments for hospitals with low area wage indices by adjusting their wage index upward to help offset lower labor costs in their regions. Specifically, it would apply a formula that raises the wage index for hospitals below the 25th percentile by half the difference between their current index and the 25th percentile, effective for discharges on or after October 1, 2019. The adjustment must be implemented in a budget-neutral manner, meaning it cannot reduce payments to hospitals above certain thresholds or lower a hospital’s wage index below 95% of its prior year’s level. The…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.