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H.R. 771In committee
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025
Introduced: Jan 28, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 28, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 28, 2025
- Recorded roll calls
- 0
Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025
This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area.
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Health
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Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedicareState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development
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IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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