United StatesRural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
What it does
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.
More detail
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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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 21Message on Senate action sent to the House.Latest
- May 21Received in the House.
- May 21Held at the desk.
- May 20Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.Minor
- May 20Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2428; text: CR S2428)Passed Senate
- Apr 30Introduced in Senate
- Apr 30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Introduced