HR 1749
117th Congress
House
Health
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development
RURAL HELP Act of 2021
Introduced: March 10, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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