HR 4859 117th Congress House Health

PAATCH Act

Introduced: December 7, 2021 See on congress.gov

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Jul 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 29, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 29, 2021

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Accessibility and Access To Community Healthcare Act or the PAATCH Act

This bill allows a hospital that was designated as a sole community hospital on or before March 13, 2020, to retain this status for a 10-year period beginning on the date of the bill's enactment.

Sole community hospitals are rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area. Such hospitals receive specialized treatment with respect to Medicare payment, the 340B drug discount program, and other health care programs.

What's happening now July 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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