H.R. 1805 · 119th Congress
ARCH Act
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This bill extends through FY2031 (1) the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients; and (2) certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2025
Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act or the ARCH Act
This bill extends through FY2031 (1) the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients; and (2) certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.
It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the number of hospitals that received certain classifications for purposes of payment under Medicare, including low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: ARCH Act
Also known as: Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act
Latest action (Mar 3, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 3, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.