Rural America Health Care Improvement Act

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Provisions Relating to Public Health Service Act Title II: Provisions Relating to Medicare Title III: Tax Incentives for Health Services Providers Rural America Health Care Improvement Act - Title I: Provisions Relating to Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1996 through FY 1998. Requires allocations from such amounts in order to ensure that 20 percent of the participants in the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program are being educated as specified nonphysician health professionals. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for carrying out projects to develop health plans to provide services exclusively in rural and frontier areas. Sets forth requirements for those requesting grant assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private hospitals in medically underserved rural communities for the purpose of carrying out projects to develop or increase the capacity of the hospitals and facilities to provide primary health services. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for training of rural health professionals other than physicians. Title II: Provisions Relating to Medicare - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment to primary care service providers in underserved areas. Title III: Tax Incentives for Health Services Providers - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for certain primary health services providers in health professional shortage areas who have not received a National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 June 1995

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  Introduced in House · EN · 20 June 1995

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 June 1995

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