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S. 407 · 118th Congress · Health

SAFE Hospitals Act of 2023

Died in committee2.9k words Introduced Feb 14, 2023 · Latest action Feb 14, 2023

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  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill alters Medicaid requirements relating to payment for inpatient hospital services that are provided by disproportionate share hospitals (DSHs). (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.)

Among other changes, the bill requires state Medicaid programs to adopt a payment methodology that meets certain criteria, including by prioritizing payments based on the DSH tier for which the hospital qualifies; tiers are determined based on factors such as the hospital's Medicaid inpatient utilization rate.

The bill also incorporates state poverty ratios (i.e., the number of qualifying low-income individuals in a state compared to all states) into the formula for determining state DSH allotments under Medicaid. The bill phases in application of the revised formula over the course of 10 to 15 years.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Feb 14, 2023

Who lobbies on it

1 organization · 4 filings · Q1 2023–Q4 2024

One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.

  1. American Association for Justice 4 of 8 quarters
    “H.R. 4334 - The HERO Act TREAT Act. HR 1204: Protect Access for Justice for Veterans Act Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021. HR 925: Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act Honoring our PACT Act, with specific regard to provision on Camp Lejeune. S. 4186/ H.R. 7721, Hermit's Peak Fire Assistance Act. Making Continuing…”

    Q4 2023 filing · $5.1M lobbying spend in 2023, all issues

Organizations that named S. 407 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Feb 14, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Feb 14, 2023Introduced in Senate