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HR 7534 116th Congress House

RURAL HELP Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on potential disparities in incurred co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system and to authorize appropriate payment adjustments.

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Government studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHospital careMedicare
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2020 or the RURAL HELP Act of 2020

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to determine whether costs incurred by rural hospitals exceed costs incurred by urban hospitals under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and to adjust payments accordingly.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2020
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jul 31, 2020
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 9, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Jul 9, 2020
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7534: RURAL HELP Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7534/
MLA
"H.R. 7534: RURAL HELP Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7534/.
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H.R. 7534, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7534/.
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[H.R. 7534: RURAL HELP Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7534/)
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