119th Congress Health
H.R. 9642: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
In Committee
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill modifies the Medicare payment methodology for anesthesiologists in rural hospitals.
Specifically, the bill provides that payment must be made on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesiologists in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals that have no more than 800 surgical procedures requiring anesthesia services per year (or a higher number set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jared Huffman D-CA
- Daniel Meuser R-PA
- Gregory Murphy R-NC
- Thomas Suozzi D-NY
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Mónica De La Cruz R-TX
- David Valadao R-CA
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- Austin Scott R-GA
- Eric Sorensen D-IL
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Moolenaar SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, marked up3 events+18
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History
- Introduced in the House by John Moolenaar.
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- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.