Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025

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Jan 28, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025This 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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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000

Jan 28, 2025

Subjects (8)

Health (Policy Area) Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Medicare State and local government operations Urban and suburban affairs and development

Cosponsors (4)

Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

(D-HI)
Jun 6, 2025

Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]

(R-TX)
Jan 28, 2025

Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

(R-IL)
Jan 28, 2025

Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]

(R-PA)
Jan 28, 2025

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Introduced in House

Jan 28, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 771 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 771

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to
designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located
in rural areas as critical access hospitals.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2025

Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Jackson of Texas, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to
designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located
in rural areas as critical access hospitals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care Access Act of
2025''.

SEC. 2.

(a) In General.--

Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 U.

1395i-4) is amended--

(1) in subsection
(c) (2)
(B)
(i) --
(A) by striking ``, and that--'' and inserting a
semicolon; and
(B) by striking subclauses
(I) and
(II) ; and

(2) in subsection

(h)

(3) , by inserting ``made before the
date of the enactment of the Rural Health Care Access Act of
2025'' after ``any redesignation''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection

(a)

(1) shall
apply with respect to any designation or redesignation made on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 771 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 771

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to 
 designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located 
 in rural areas as critical access hospitals.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 28, 2025

Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Jackson of Texas, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit States to 
 designate without any mileage limitations facilities that are located 
 in rural areas as critical access hospitals.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care Access Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--

Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i-4) is amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (c) (2)
        (B)
            (i) --
        (A) by striking ``, and that--'' and inserting a 
 semicolon; and
        (B) by striking subclauses
            (I) and
            (II) ; and

    (2) in subsection

    (h)

    (3) , by inserting ``made before the 
 date of the enactment of the Rural Health Care Access Act of 
 2025'' after ``any redesignation''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection

    (a)

    (1) shall 
apply with respect to any designation or redesignation made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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