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HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

Introduced: June 21, 2019 Introduced by: Sewell, Terri A. Democratic · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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.
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HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.

The bill also makes other changes to Medicare payment systems for certain items and services. Among other things, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare, and (2) extends the instruction from the CMS for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

What's happening now June 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 5
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  • HR 3433 Related bill ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2019
  • HR 3429 Identical bill HEARTS and Rural Relief Act
  • HR 2293 Related bill Protecting Access to Wheelchairs Act
  • HR 2371 Related bill HEARTS Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3416: HEARTS and Rural Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3416/
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