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HR 5660 117th Congress House Health

Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

Introduced: November 1, 2021 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 21, 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.
Oct 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021

This bill modifies the payment methodology and coinsurance amount for outpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare.

Currently, the payment rate for such services is 101% of reasonable costs; the coinsurance amount for such services is 20% of the applicable charges. The bill modifies this methodology so as to base the 20% coinsurance amount on the fee schedule under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.

What's happening now October 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 1 Republican 8
Manning, Kathy
· Dec 6, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 13, 2022
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Feb 3, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Feb 1, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 20, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Dec 13, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 8, 2021
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Dec 8, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 2, 2021
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 2, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Nov 18, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Nov 17, 2021
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 1, 2021
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 1, 2021
KIND, RON
· Oct 21, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5660: Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5660/
MLA
"H.R. 5660: Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5660/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5660, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5660/.
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[H.R. 5660: Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5660/)
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