H.R. 2990 · 116th Congress
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019
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GreenSponsor20 cosponsors · 4 D, 16 R
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Guest
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Balderson
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Kelly
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Mooney
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Rogers
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Duncan
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Davidson
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Hice
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Norman
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Stevens
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Shalala
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Thornberry
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Cloud
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Davis
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Higgins
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Cook
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Wittman
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Williams
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Gabbard1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 23, 2019
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019
Latest action (May 23, 2019): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 23, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.