S 4233 · 119th Congress

Save Struggling Hospitals Act

This bill protects hospitals in areas with lower wages by adjusting how much Medicare pays them. Right now, Medicare calculates hospital payments based partly on the local wage index—basically, how much workers in that area typically earn. Hospitals in low-wage areas get paid less because of this, even though they f…

Sponsor

Warner, Mark R. (D-Virginia)

Introduced

2026-03-26

Policy area

Health