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S 3435 114th Congress Senate Health

Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 28, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to:

  • establish, extend, reinstate, or modify various Medicare payment adjustments for rural hospitals;
  • establish a capital infrastructure revolving loan program for rural medical facilities;
  • allow authorized physician assistants to order hospice care under Medicare;
  • establish Medicare coverage for specified mental health counselor services and marriage and family therapist services;
  • create a grant program for state offices of rural health; and
  • modify other provisions related to rural medical facilities. 
What's happening now September 28, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 9
  • HR 169 Related bill Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
  • HR 1342 Related bill Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015
  • HR 2138 Related bill Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015
  • HR 2759 Related bill Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015
  • HR 5613 Related bill CAH Act of 2016
  • HR 5799 Related bill Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2016
  • S 578 Related bill Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015
  • S 1830 Related bill Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 5, 2016
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3435: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3435/
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