Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025

Sponsored byRep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]TN· Introduced 28 January 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

28 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 10 March 2025

Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025

This bill 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.

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3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
28 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
28 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
28 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

4 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]TN

Cosponsors

Democrat125%
Republican375%

Democrat:Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HI
Republican:Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]PA
Republican:Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]IL
Republican:Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]TX

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Health

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Health care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedicareState and local government operationsUrban and suburban affairs and development

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