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HR 5955 109th Congress House Health Anesthetics Hospital care Housing and Community Development Medical fees Medicare Physicians Rural health Social Welfare

Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2006

Introduced: July 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 28, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by a physician who is an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals.

What's happening now July 28, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5955: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5955/
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"H.R. 5955: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5955/.
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H.R. 5955, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5955/.
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