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HR 771 · in committee · significant

Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill removes distance and certification requirements for hospitals to qualify as critical access hospitals under Medicare.
  • Rural hospitals and Medicare beneficiaries in underserved areas are affected by these eligibility changes.
  • The bill takes effect immediately upon passage with no specified federal spending impact.

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  1. 01

    How might removing distance requirements for critical access hospital designation affect healthcare costs and quality in areas that currently have adequate hospital coverage?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that eliminating certification requirements will improve care delivery rather than reduce accountability standards in rural hospitals?

  3. 03

    Which rural communities would benefit most from these eligibility changes, and what happens to hospitals that lose critical access status under current rules?

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Sponsor · R-TN-7

Mark E. Green

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Introduced 2025-01-28

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  2. 2025-01-28 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-28 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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