Bill115th CongressFiled Apr 6, 2017Health
S. 872
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 6, 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 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA](R-IA)Sponsor
21 cosponsors14 D6 R1 I
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- Introduced in SenateApr 6, 2017
- Apr 6, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Apr 6, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate