United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4859 (117th)
PAATCH Act
Introduced
29 July 2021
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Patient Accessibility and Access To Community Healthcare Act or the PAATCH Act This bill allows a hospital that was designated as a sole community hospital on or before March 13, 2020, to retain this status for a 10-year period beginning on the date of the bill's enactment. Sole community hospitals are rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area. Such hospitals receive specialized treatment with respect to Medicare payment, the 340B drug discount program, and other health care programs.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 29 July 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4859
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4859