S. 3559 · 116th Congress
Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
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Leahy5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 21, 2020
Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
This bill establishes grant programs and other forms of financial assistance for health care providers in response to the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to critical access hospitals, certain rural hospitals, and providers participating in Medicare; (2) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers for staff salaries; and (3) a loan program to provide low-interest loans to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers.
The bill also temporarily increases reimbursements to rural hospitals under the Medicare swing-bed program. (The program allows rural hospitals to use beds, as needed, for either acute care or skilled nursing facility care.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
Latest action (Mar 21, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 21, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.