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H.R. 1955 (115th)

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017

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Introduced

5 April 2017

Last action

17 April 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3], Paul Cook, Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.

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Timeline

  1. 5 April 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 April 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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