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Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act

Introduced: February 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act

This bill alters the Medicare prospective payment system for inpatient hospital services furnished at sole community hospitals (i.e., rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area). Specifically, the bill applies a minimum area wage adjustment to payments to sole community hospitals that are located up to 75 miles from the closest frontier (i.e., predominantly rural) state. Currently, the minimum area wage adjustment applies only to hospitals in frontier states.

The bill also allows such sole community hospitals to participate in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers).

What's happening now February 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5103 Related bill Rural Hospital Frontier Workforce Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 15, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Feb 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1323: Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1323/
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"H.R. 1323: Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1323/.
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H.R. 1323, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1323/.
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[H.R. 1323: Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1323/)
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