House Bill 6400
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 13, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6400
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
January 13, 2022
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01/14/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/13/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/13/2022
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.
01/13/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:10 PM