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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 21, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 23, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 7, 2018
Duffy, Sean
· Dec 15, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 25, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jun 13, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 12, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2881: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2881/
MLA
"H.R. 2881: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2881/.
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H.R. 2881, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2881/.
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