S 502 · in committee · significant
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill expands which rural hospitals can qualify for critical access hospital status and special Medicare payments.
- Small rural hospitals serving underserved areas and experiencing financial hardship are newly eligible.
- The expanded eligibility lasts nine years, with required studies on effects and payment system recommendations.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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Which rural hospitals would become newly eligible under this bill's expanded criteria, and how would their Medicare payments change?
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What specific financial metrics or hardship measures does the bill use to determine which small rural hospitals qualify for critical access status?
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How might a nine-year expansion of Medicare payments to newly eligible rural hospitals affect overall federal healthcare spending and rural healthcare access?
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Sponsor · D-IL
Richard J. Durbin
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-10
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-10 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S820-821)
2025-02-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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