HR 772 · in committee · significant
Rural ER Access Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill removes a 35-mile distance requirement for rural hospital satellite facilities to qualify for Medicare provider-based status.
- Rural hospitals and their off-campus emergency departments are affected by this change to Medicare payment rules.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must repeal the existing regulation with no specified implementation timeline or cost estimate.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might eliminating the 35-mile distance requirement affect Medicare spending on rural emergency services compared to the current rule?
- 02
Which rural hospitals currently cannot establish satellite facilities due to the 35-mile limit, and what patient care gaps would this bill address?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between expanding rural emergency access and potential consolidation or service overlap in areas gaining new satellite facilities?
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Sponsor · R-TN-7
Mark E. Green
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Introduced 2025-01-28
Legislative timeline
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred 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.
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred 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.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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