H.R. 8565 117th Congress House

Rural HELP Act of 2022

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume hospital programs under the Medicare program.

Introduced: July 28, 2022 Introduced by: Sam Graves Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Jul 28, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Latest action July 28, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Hospital Extensions for Low-volume Programs Act of 2022 or the Rural HELP Act of 2022

This bill makes certain payment adjustments for Medicare-dependent hospitals and low-volume hospitals permanent (the adjustments currently expire at the end of FY2022).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8565: Rural HELP Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8565/

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"H.R. 8565: Rural HELP Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8565/.

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