HOUSE 1749117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
RURAL HELP Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-10Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-10 (00)
Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2021 or the RURAL HELP Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to determine whether costs incurred by rural hospitals exceed costs incurred by urban hospitals under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and to adjust payments accordingly.
Cosponsors (16)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- FRANK LUCAS (R-OK)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Liz Cheney (R-WY)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- ROBERT ADERHOLT (R-AL)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
Subjects
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Hospital care
- Medicare
- Rural conditions and development
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
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