H.R. 6400 · 117th Congress · House

Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Jan 13, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Save America's Rural Hospitals Act

This bill establishes and otherwise modifies payment requirements for rural health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, including by (1) exempting Medicare payments to rural hospitals from sequestration, (2) making permanent certain payment increases for services in rural areas (e.g., Medicaid primary care services), and (3) permanently removing the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare.

Action Timeline

7
  1. JAN 14, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. JAN 13, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 13, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 13, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. JAN 13, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. JAN 13, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  7. JAN 13, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

5

Health Subcommittee

hsif14

Referred: Jan 14, 2022

Active

Health Subcommittee

hswm02

Referred: Jan 13, 2022

Active

Budget Committee

hsbu00

Referred: Jan 13, 2022

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Jan 13, 2022

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Jan 13, 2022

Active