S 521 · in committee · significant
Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Temporarily expands which hospitals can qualify as critical access hospitals under Medicare.
- Affects rural hospitals participating in the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program.
- Takes effect for one year and allows cost-based reimbursement for participating hospitals.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would temporary cost-based reimbursement for rural hospitals under this program affect Medicare spending and hospital financial stability differently than current payment models?
- 02
Which rural hospitals would gain or lose access to critical access hospital status under the expanded eligibility criteria, and what happens to them after the one-year period ends?
- 03
What evidence exists that the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program's results support expanding critical access hospital qualification beyond the one-year timeframe?
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Sponsor · R-NE
Deb Fischer
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Introduced 2025-02-11
Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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