United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8967 (119th)
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Introduced
21 May 2026
Last action
21 May 2026 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4], Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2], Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1], Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5], Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2], Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1], Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3], Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large], Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3], Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2], Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
29 June 2026
Summary
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization This bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare for small rural hospitals that are too large to qualify for special payment as critical access hospitals. The bill specifies that hospitals that participate in the program between December 30, 2024, and January 1, 2027, may continue to participate during the five-year extension period.
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Timeline
21 May 2026
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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21 May 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8967
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8967
- us · 119-hr-8967 · source updated 29 June 2026