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Medicare Rural Health Care Stability Amendments of 1987

Introduced: March 26, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 1987
See H.R.3545.
Apr 6, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 31, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 26, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Rural Health Care Stability Amendments of 1987 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that whenever the Secretary of Health and Human Services proposes a regulation or promulgates a final version of a regulation under the Medicare program or part B (Peer Review) of title XI of the Act which will have a significant impact on rural health care, the Secretary make a regulatory impact analysis available to the public.

Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Act to establish an Office of Rural Health Policy in the Office of the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to: (1) advise the Administrator regarding the effects of current policies and changes in the Medicare program on rural health; and (2) oversee compliance with the requirement that there be at least 60 days for public comment before a proposed Medicare regulation is finalized.

What's happening now December 22, 1987

See H.R.3545.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3545 Related bill Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 9, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1830: Medicare Rural Health Care Stability Amendments of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1830/
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"H.R. 1830: Medicare Rural Health Care Stability Amendments of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1830/.
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H.R. 1830, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1830/.
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