HR 9034 117th Congress House Health

HEART Act

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Arrington, Jodey C. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Sep 29, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Healthcare Enhancement for Americas Rural Towns Act or the HEART Act

This bill permanently extends and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients. The bill also temporarily extends certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.

What's happening now September 29, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9034: HEART Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9034/

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"H.R. 9034: HEART Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9034/.

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H.R. 9034, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9034/.

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