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H.R. 1955 115th Congress House

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments und… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.

Introduced: April 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017

This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.

 Related & companion bills 3
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 8 Republican 19
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 18, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 7, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 9, 2018
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Nov 21, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Nov 21, 2017
Zeldin, Lee
· Nov 8, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 31, 2017
Cook, Paul
· Oct 25, 2017
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 3, 2017
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 3, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Oct 3, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 6, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Aug 11, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 26, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Jun 21, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 21, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 13, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 12, 2017
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Jun 7, 2017
Farenthold, Blake
· Jun 2, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 2, 2017
Shuster, Bill
· Jun 2, 2017
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jun 2, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 2, 2017
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · May 22, 2017
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · May 22, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 18, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 17, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· May 16, 2017
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · May 2, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 27, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Apr 25, 2017
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 25, 2017
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 20, 2017
Faso, John
· Apr 14, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1955: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1955/
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"H.R. 1955: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1955/.
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H.R. 1955, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1955/.
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