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2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
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2023-01-11T13:48:21Z
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Committee
H11100
2021-03-10
Ways and Means Committee
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2
House floor actions
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
IntroReferral
Intro-H
2021-03-10
9
Library of Congress
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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2021-03-10
9
Library of Congress
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
K000395
12
Fred
Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
N
Keller
R
PA
K000376
16
Mike
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Kelly
R
2021-03-10
PA
T000467
15
Glenn
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Thompson
R
2021-03-10
PA
G000568
9
H.
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Griffith
Morgan
R
2021-03-10
VA
L000491
3
FRANK
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
LUCAS
D.
R
2021-03-10
OK
S001214
17
W.
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Steube
Gregory
R
2021-03-10
FL
B001299
3
Jim
Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Banks
R
2021-05-13
IN
T000193
2
BENNIE
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
THOMPSON
D
2021-05-18
MS
C001109
0
Liz
Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Cheney
R
2021-06-04
WY
C001053
4
Tom
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Cole
R
2021-06-16
OK
B001295
12
Mike
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Bost
R
2021-06-17
IL
H001072
2
J.
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Hill
French
R
2021-07-01
AR
R000610
14
Guy
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Reschenthaler
R
2021-07-22
PA
N000190
5
Ralph
Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Norman
R
2021-07-29
SC
A000055
4
ROBERT
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
ADERHOLT
B.
R
2021-07-29
AL
A000375
19
Jodey
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Arrington
C.
R
2021-08-03
TX
B001301
1
Jack
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Bergman
R
2021-08-06
MI
Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Hospital care Medicare Rural conditions and development Urban and suburban affairs and development
2021-03-10
Introduced in House
 <p><b>Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2021 or the RURAL HELP Act of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to determine whether costs incurred by rural hospitals exceed costs incurred by urban hospitals under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and to adjust payments accordingly.</p>
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RURAL HELP Act of 2021
RURAL HELP Act of 2021
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Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system and to authorize appropriate payment adjustments.
Official Title as Introduced
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Introduced in House
RURAL HELP Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Introduced
2021-03-10
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.