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HR 5943 112th Congress House

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 8, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 8, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2013: (1) the current methodology for payment to subsection (d) hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to individuals under the Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital (MDH) program, and (2) increased payments under the Medicare program for low-volume hospitals (with under 1,600 annual discharges).

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Directs the Comptroller General to study such programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2620 Related bill Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 9 Republican 7
Loebsack, David
· Dec 11, 2012
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Dec 3, 2012
Olson, Pete
· Nov 13, 2012
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 23, 2012
Bonner, Jo
· Oct 19, 2012
King, Steve
· Oct 5, 2012
LATHAM, TOM
· Sep 28, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Sep 21, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Sep 20, 2012
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Sep 20, 2012
Kinzinger, Adam
· Sep 20, 2012
Long, Billy
· Sep 19, 2012
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2012
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 18, 2012
Boren, Dan
· Sep 18, 2012
Duffy, Sean
· Sep 18, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 14, 2012
Ellison, Keith
· Sep 13, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Sep 10, 2012
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Aug 2, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2012
Altmire, Jason
· Aug 1, 2012
EMERSON, JO
· Aug 1, 2012
Conaway, K.
· Jul 31, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Jul 31, 2012
Marino, Tom
· Jul 26, 2012
OLVER, JOHN
· Jul 25, 2012
Barletta, Lou
· Jul 19, 2012
HALL, RALPH
· Jul 19, 2012
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jul 17, 2012
Shuster, Bill
· Jul 11, 2012
Owens, William
· Jul 9, 2012
Roe, David
· Jul 9, 2012
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 28, 2012
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 27, 2012
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2012
ROSS, MIKE
· Jun 26, 2012
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 20, 2012
HOLDEN, TIM
· Jun 19, 2012
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Jun 18, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2012
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jun 18, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 8, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5943: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5943/
MLA
"H.R. 5943: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5943/.
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H.R. 5943, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5943/.
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