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US HR1955

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017


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Introduced
04/05/2017
In Committee
04/17/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.

AI Summary

This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) program, which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients. It also permanently extends the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals. These provisions help support the financial viability of rural hospitals that serve Medicare beneficiaries.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (53)

Tom Reed (R)* Ralph Abraham (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Rob Bishop (R),  Mike Bost (R),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Chris Collins (R),  James Comer (R),  Paul Cook (R),  Joe Courtney (D),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Rodney Davis (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  John Faso (R),  John Garamendi (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Sam Graves (R),  Morgan Griffith (R),  Clay Higgins (R),  Mike Johnson (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Ruben Kihuen (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Steve King (R),  Ann Kuster (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Frank Lucas (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),  Roger Marshall (R),  Richard Nolan (D),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Hal Rogers (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Terri Sewell (D),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  Bill Shuster (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Mac Thornberry (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Valadao (R),  Timothy Walz (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Bruce Westerman (R),  Rob Wittman (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 04/17/2017)

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