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Hospital Payment Adjustment Bill
Recent Bills/Hospital Payment Adjustment Bill

Hospital Payment Adjustment Bill

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Introduced1 year ago
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Why This Matters

This bill aims to increase payments for outpatient hospital services in Alaska and Hawaii to reflect higher living costs. It helps ensure that hospitals in these states can continue to provide quality care.

If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, your local hospital may receive more funding for outpatient services.
Who this affects
Hospitals in Alaska · Patients in Alaska · Hospitals in Hawaii · Patients in Hawaii
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill allows for cost-of-living adjustments for hospital outpatient services in Alaska and Hawaii.
  2. 2It applies to services provided starting January 1, 2026.
  3. 3The adjustments will help account for the unique challenges faced by hospitals in these states.
  4. 4The bill ensures that these adjustments are not budget-neutral, meaning they can increase payments.
Read the detailed summary

Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending. Specifically, if such an individual arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the individual is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that individual to that bordering foreign country while the individual's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an individual or return the individual to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)

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IntroducedCurrentJan 16, 2025

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The President

Joe Biden
46th President
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