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H.R. 6400 117th Congress House

Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2022 Introduced by: Sam Graves Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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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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Jan 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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.
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 Latest action January 14, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save America's Rural Hospitals Act

This bill establishes and otherwise modifies payment requirements for rural health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, including by (1) exempting Medicare payments to rural hospitals from sequestration, (2) making permanent certain payment increases for services in rural areas (e.g., Medicaid primary care services), and (3) permanently removing the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 18, 2022
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Mar 3, 2022
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 25, 2022
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Feb 25, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6400: Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6400/
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"H.R. 6400: Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6400/.
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H.R. 6400, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6400/.
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