Bill115th CongressFiled Apr 5, 2017Health
H.R. 1955
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 5, 2017)
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.
What just happenedApr 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23](R-NY)Sponsor
52 cosponsors19 D33 R
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- Introduced in HouseApr 5, 2017
- Apr 17, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 5, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Apr 5, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House