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This bill, the Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act of 2021 or the RUSH Protection Act of 2021, aims to adjust certain rural health clinic payments under the Medicare program. The key provisions of the bill include: 1) Establishing the per-visit payment amount for rural health clinics that had a payment amount set in 2020, either by increasing that amount by the percentage increase in the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) for primary care services in 2021 or by using the existing payment limit, whichever is higher. 2) Setting the per-visit payment amount for rural health clinics that did not have a payment amount established in 2020 either as the 2021 amount or the existing payment limit, whichever is higher. 3) Allowing rural health clinics that were enrolled in Medicare in 2020 or had an enrollment application submitted by the end of 2020 to be eligible for these adjusted payment rates, including those with temporary enrollment during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The bill aims to protect rural and underserved small hospitals by ensuring appropriate Medicare reimbursement for the services they provide.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1885/all-info