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Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1128| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Glenn Thompson (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023 This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare. Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2990
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9257
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2990
    Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9257
    Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022


  • February 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 21, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedicareState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development

Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1128| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2023 This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare. Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2990
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9257
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2990
    Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9257
    Rural Health Care Access Act of 2022


  • February 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 21, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Glenn Thompson (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedicareState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development