# 119-s-2743: Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025

119-s-2743, Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2743
- As of: 2026-06-13
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2743
- Congress: 119
- Title: Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Expands how Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments are calculated so more hospital costs count toward DSH adjustments.** This bill would widen what payments are included, add a new eligibility pathway for hospitals with aggregate costs that exceed payments, and give states limited flexibility to redirect prior unspent DSH funds.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Medicaid money for hospitals: benefit, medium. This bill would change how Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments are calculated. It would require counting Medicare and certain other plan payments when computing a hospital's DSH adjustment for each hospital and year. It would create a new route for hospitals to get DSH money for…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2743 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2743)

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- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2743 (as of 2026-06-13).