US HB2990 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-4)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Mark Green [R-TN] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS] | Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH] |
| Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS] | Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV] | Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL] | Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA] |
| Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI] | Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH] |
| Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL] | Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX] | Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Michael Cloud [R-TX] |
| Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA] | Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX] | Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA] | Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] |
| Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2019-05-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Health
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
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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2990/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2990/BILLS-116hr2990ih.pdf |
