# 115-hr-5985: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

115-hr-5985, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5985
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2018-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2018-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2018-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2018-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5985 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5985)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5985 (as of 2025-11-18).