To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
USA115th CongressHR-1955| House
| Updated: 4/17/2017
Tom Reed
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (52)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Clay Higgins (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Rob Bishop (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Bill Shuster (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
USA115th CongressHR-1955| House
| Updated: 4/17/2017
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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Tom Reed
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (52)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Clay Higgins (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Rob Bishop (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Bill Shuster (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Harold Rogers (Republican)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee
Health
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- S 115-872: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
- HR 115-4178: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reform to and a permanent extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital program, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-4820: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careMedicareRural conditions and development