Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020

Summary

Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020 This bill establishes grant programs and other forms of financial assistance for health care providers in response to the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to critical access hospitals, certain rural hospitals, and providers participating in Medicare; (2) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers for staff salaries; and (3) a loan program to provide low-interest loans to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers. The bill also temporarily increases reimbursements to rural hospitals under the Medicare swing-bed program. (The program allows rural hospitals to use beds, as needed, for either acute care or skilled nursing facility care.)

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Timeline

1. 21 March 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 21 March 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 21 March 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• John Barrasso · R · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Sponsor
• Angus King · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Kyrsten Sinema · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Daines · R · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• James Lankford · R · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
• Jacky Rosen · D · Cosponsor
• John Hoeven · R · Cosponsor
• Roger Wicker · R · Cosponsor
• Joni Ernst · R · Cosponsor
• Martha McSally · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
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