HR 6557
110th Congress
House
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Critical Access Act
Introduced: July 21, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 21, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans Critical Access Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program, to exempt from the critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation any beds provided for veterans whom the Department of Veterans Affairs referred for care in the hospital or for whom it is coordinating such care with other care being provided by the Department.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1