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S. 552 119th Congress Senate

CRITICAL Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of critical access hospital services furnished by a critical access hospital located in a noncontiguous State.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Dan Sullivan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Health AlaskaHawaiiHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Home and outpatient careHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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Feb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Reimbursement Initiative Targeting Investment and Care in rural Locations or the CRITICAL Act

This bill increases the Medicare payment rate by 4% for services provided by critical access hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii.

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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 12, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 552: CRITICAL Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-552/
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"S. 552: CRITICAL Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-552/.
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