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HOUSE 1885117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

RUSH Protection Act of 2021

Last Action
3/16/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2021-03-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2021-03-12Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2021-03-12Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2021-03-12Introduced in House
  • 2021-03-12Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-12 (00)

Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act of 2021 or the RUSH Protection Act of 2021

This bill applies certain modified payment limits to rural health clinics that temporarily enrolled in Medicare during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or that applied to enroll by December 31, 2020. The bill applies retroactively.

Cosponsors (5)

  • Darin LaHood (R-IL)
  • Kim Schrier (D-WA)
  • H. Griffith (R-VA)
  • Jim Costa (D-CA)
  • Jackie Walorski (R-IN)

Subjects

  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Medicare
  • Rural conditions and development
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