PAATCH Act
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-07-28Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2023-07-28Introduced in House
- 2023-07-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-28 (00)
Patient Accessibility and Access To Community Healthcare Act or the PAATCH Act
This bill allows a hospital that was designated as a sole community hospital on or before March 13, 2020, to retain this status for a five-year period beginning on the date of the bill's enactment.
Sole community hospitals are rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area. Such hospitals receive specialized treatment with respect to Medicare payment, the 340B drug discount program, and other health care programs.
Cosponsors (2)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
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