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HR 6962 116th Congress House

Rural Hospital Sustainability Act

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the use of global payments to hospitals in rural areas.

Introduced: September 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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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.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2020

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.

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Rural Hospital Sustainability Act

This bill specifically allows the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model for global payments to hospitals in rural areas.

Under the model, rural hospitals receive fixed, monthly payments from all participating payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, and private payers) for inpatient and outpatient services (rather than on a fee-for-service basis). In order to participate, hospitals must conduct a community health needs assessment survey and submit a transformation plan that incorporates the survey results and includes other specified information relating to the global payment model, including targeted populations, types of services, and anticipated Medicare savings.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2157 Identical bill Rural Hospital Sustainability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Harder, Josh
California · Sep 1, 2020
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6962: Rural Hospital Sustainability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6962/
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"H.R. 6962: Rural Hospital Sustainability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6962/.
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H.R. 6962, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6962/.
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[H.R. 6962: Rural Hospital Sustainability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6962/)
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