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HR 2666 116th Congress House

Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furn… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 10, 2019 Introduced by: Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
Health Health personnelMedicareRural conditions and developmentSurgery and anesthesia
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action May 10, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2019

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.

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Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2666: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2666/
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"H.R. 2666: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2666/.
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H.R. 2666, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2666/.
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[H.R. 2666: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2666/)
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