DSH in Tennessee Act

This bill changes federal Medicaid law to give Tennessee a permanent yearly allotment of disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funds starting in fiscal year 2026. DSH funds help pay hospitals that serve many low-income and uninsured patients. For fiscal year 2026, Tennessee's allotment would equal its fiscal year 2015 allotment, raised by the change in the consumer price index for each year since. After 2026, Tennessee would be treated as a "low DSH state," and its allotment would grow each year in the same way as other low DSH states.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Diana Harshbarger Republican sponsor
• 6 cosponsors