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HR 487 111th Congress Health

To waive the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access hospital under the Medicare program.

Introduced: January 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 487: To waive the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access hospital under the Medicare program.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-487/
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"H.R. 487: To waive the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access hospital under the Medicare program.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-487/.
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H.R. 487, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-487/.
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[H.R. 487: To waive the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access hospital under the Medicare program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-487/)
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