H.R. 8967 · 119th Congress
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
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Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 21, 2026
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
This bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare for small rural hospitals that are too large to qualify for special payment as critical access hospitals.
The bill specifies that hospitals that participate in the program between December 30, 2024, and January 1, 2027, may continue to participate during the five-year extension period.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Latest action (May 21, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 21, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.