To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing a reduction in Medicaid funding that could lead to rural hospital closures, cost increases for individuals with other kinds of insurance, or higher rates of uncompensated care.

SA 1693. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution
H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PREVENTING
A REDUCTION IN MEDICAID FUNDING THAT COULD LEAD
TO RURAL HOSPITAL CLOSURES, COST INCREASES FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH OTHER KINDS OF INSURANCE, OR
HIGHER RATES OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
healthcare coverage and costs, which may include preventing a
reduction in Medicaid funding that could lead to rural
hospital closures, cost increases for individuals with other
kinds of insurance, or higher rates of uncompensated care, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through
2034.
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