HR 2881
115th Congress
House
Health
Health personnel
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Surgery and anesthesia
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017
Introduced: June 12, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Medicare payment on a reasonable-cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in a rural hospital. Specifically, the CMS shall provide payment for such services in the same manner as payment is provided under current law for services furnished in a rural hospital by a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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