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HR 772 · 119th CongressHealth

Rural ER Access Act

Introduced Jan 28, 2025View on Congress.gov →

What This Bill Does

Rural ER Access Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to repeal regulations that require off-campus facilities to be located within 35 miles of the main hospital or critical access hospital in order to receive provider-based status under Medicare (i.e., to be considered as hospital outpatient departments for purposes of Medicare payment).

Signals

Creates new law552 days active — stalled

Hidden provisions, earmarks, and misleading titles require reading the full bill text. Deeper analysis coming — for now, verify at Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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.

No tracked PTP candidates are listed as sponsor or cosponsor of this bill. View full sponsor list on Congress.gov.