HR 1838
117th Congress
House
Health
Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act
Introduced: March 11, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2021
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.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Affordable Access to Rural Health Care Act
This bill temporarily exempts newly constructed or purchased rural health clinics (RHCs) from Medicare payment limits.
Specifically, the bill exempts an RHC from payment limits for its first year of services upon certification that a hospital had a binding written agreement with an outside unrelated party to construct or purchase the RHC before March 30, 2021. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must conduct a related compliance audit within 60 days of the bill's enactment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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