Extension of the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (mdh) Program
Section 6202 · Sec. 6202 ·
What this chapter is about
Some small hospitals get most of their patients from Medicare. A program pays them extra. It was to end on October 1, 2025. Now it runs to January 31, 2026.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6202 in the PDF
What the document says
“in clause (i), by striking "October 1, 2025" and inserting "January 31, 2026"; and”
The section amends section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) in two clauses, moving the end of the Medicare-dependent hospital program to January 31, 2026.
What the document actually says
“in clause (i), by striking "October 1, 2025" and inserting "January 31, 2026"; and”
That sentence, in plain words
One date is taken out and a later one put in.
What this is about
The program was set to stop at the start of October 2025. This keeps it going for four more months.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6202 in the PDF
What the document says
“in clause (iv), by inserting "and the portion of fiscal year 2026 beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026" after "through fiscal year 2025"”
Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act is amended so the part year that runs to January 30, 2026 is treated the same way as the years before it.
What the document actually says
“in clause (iv), by inserting "and the portion of fiscal year 2026 beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026" after "through fiscal year 2025"”
That sentence, in plain words
Words naming the first part of the year are added after words naming the years before it.
What this is about
The old rule listed whole years. This law covers part of a year. So the part year is added to the list.
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The date change that carries the program forward, and the conforming changes that let the same period be used elsewhere in the Social Security Act.
The separate edit to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 that lets hospitals decline reclassification, which follows from the same period change.
The section works by amending the Social Security Act. That law is not indexed here, so this file does not say how a hospital qualifies or what it is paid.
