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HR 1749 117th Congress House

RURAL HELP Act of 2021

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: March 10, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Government studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHospital careMedicare
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
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Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2021 or the RURAL HELP Act of 2021

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 14
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Aug 6, 2021
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Aug 3, 2021
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 29, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jul 29, 2021
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2021
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jul 1, 2021
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jun 17, 2021
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 16, 2021
Cheney, Liz
· Jun 4, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 18, 2021
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 13, 2021
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 10, 2021
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 10, 2021
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 10, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 10, 2021
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 10, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1749: RURAL HELP Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1749/
MLA
"H.R. 1749: RURAL HELP Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1749/.
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H.R. 1749, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1749/.
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[H.R. 1749: RURAL HELP Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1749/)
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