Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4277 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4277 To amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that rural emergency hospitals are treated as outpatient hospitals for purposes of Medicaid payment, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 2, 2025 Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Bergman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that rural emergency hospitals are treated as outpatient hospitals for purposes of Medicaid payment, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENT FOR RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS. (a) Amendment to Medicaid Statu…