HR 663 · 114th Congress · Health

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-02-02· Sponsored by Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-02-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Medicare-dependent, small rural subsection (d) hospital program and increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans