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S 1444 113th Congress Senate Health Health personnel Medicare Rural conditions and development Surgery and anesthesia

Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013

Introduced: August 1, 2013 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6222)
Aug 1, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6221-6222)
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 - 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 anesthetist in such hospitals.


What's happening now August 1, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6222)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4781 Related bill Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2014
  • S 2359 Related bill Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1444: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1444/
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"S. 1444: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1444/.
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S. 1444, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1444/.
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