HR 1955 · 115th Congress · Health

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-04-05· Sponsored by Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]· House

Bill Progress

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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.(2017-04-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.…

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]IA
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]NV
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]UT
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]KY
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]OK
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]PA
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]IA
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]VA
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]KY
Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]TX
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]NM