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Protect DSH Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program.

Introduced May 23, 2025

Latest action (May 23, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Policy area
Issues
Healthcare

Summary

  • Delays disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment reductions under Medicaid from 2026-2028 to 2029-2031
  • Extends an associated deadline from 2027 to 2031

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Dan Crenshaw’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $228,839
  • CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST $19,800
  • MCCORD DEVELOPMENT $16,500
  • RIDA DEVELOPMENT $15,700
  • ADVANCED HEALTH CARE $14,241

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dan Crenshaw → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

  1. May 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. May 23, 2025 Introduced in House

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 23, 2025

Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions under the Medicaid program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Protect DSH Act”.

SEC. 2. DELAYING DSH REDUCTIONS.

(a) In General.—Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (7)(A)—

(A) in clause (i)—

(i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “2026 through 2028” and inserting “2029 through 2031”; and

(ii) in subclause (II), by striking “or period”; and

(B) in clause (ii), by striking “2026 through 2028” and inserting “2029 through 2031”; and (2) in paragraph (8), by striking “2027” and inserting “2031”. <all>

Text versions (1)

  • Introduced in House · May 23, 2025

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