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H.R. 1830 (100th)

Medicare Rural Health Care Stability Amendments of 1987

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Introduced

26 March 1987

Last action

22 December 1987 · Committee

Status

See H.R.3545.

Sponsors

Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-24], Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4], Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1], Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6], Rep. Thomas, Lindsay [D-GA-1], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare Rural Health Care Stability Amendments of 1987 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that whenever the Secretary of Health and Human Services proposes a regulation or promulgates a final version of a regulation under the Medicare program or part B (Peer Review) of title XI of the Act which will have a significant impact on rural health care, the Secretary make a regulatory impact analysis available to the public. Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Act to establish an Office of Rural Health Policy in the Office of the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to: (1) advise the Administrator regarding the effects of current policies and changes in the Medicare program on rural health; and (2) oversee compliance with the requirement that there be at least 60 days for public comment before a proposed Medicare regulation is finalized.

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Timeline

  1. 26 March 1987

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 March 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 March 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 31 March 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 6 April 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 December 1987

    Committee

    See H.R.3545.

    Source: Committee

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