H.R. 1838 · 117th Congress
Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act
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This bill temporarily exempts newly constructed or purchased rural health clinics (RHCs) from Medicare payment limits.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 11, 2021
Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act
This bill temporarily exempts newly constructed or purchased rural health clinics (RHCs) from Medicare payment limits.
Specifically, the bill exempts an RHC from payment limits for its first year of services upon certification that a hospital had a binding written agreement with an outside unrelated party to construct or purchase the RHC before March 30, 2021. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a related compliance audit within 60 days of the bill's enactment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act
Latest action (Mar 12, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 11, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.