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HR 6693 116th Congress House Health Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Medicare State and local government operations

Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020

Introduced: May 1, 2020 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 1, 2020
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Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020

This bill allows states to certify additional hospitals as necessary providers of services that may qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs) under Medicare. Currently, a hospital must have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, in order to qualify as a CAH and accordingly receive special payment under Medicare.

What's happening now May 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6693: Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6693/
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"H.R. 6693: Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6693/.
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H.R. 6693, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6693/.
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