United States · Bill · S
S. 1466 (101st)
Rural Hospital Improvements Act of 1989
Introduced
2 August 1989
Last action
2 August 1989 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Rural Hospital Improvements Act of 1989 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide an additional payment to each Medicare-dependent, small, rural hospital for discharges occurring from FY 1989 through 1994 equal to the amount by which such hospitals' reasonable costs exceed Medicare payments for such discharges. Maintains the regional referral center classification and payment rate of each hospital so classified as of September 30, 1989, until the Medicare urban/rural hospital reimbursement differential is eliminated.
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Timeline
2 August 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/1466
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/1466
- us · 101-s-1466 · source updated 26 August 2025