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116-hr-5481116th Congress

Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019

Sponsored By: Representative Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]

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Summary

Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2019 This bill allows additional hospitals to qualify as critical access hospitals (CAHs) that receive special payment under Medicare. Currently, in order to qualify as a CAH under Medicare, a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (or 15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area. The bill allows a hospital to also qualify if the hospital is a small, rural hospital that (1) serves a health professional shortage area, or a high number of low-income individuals or Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries; (2) has experienced financial losses for two consecutive years; and (3) attests to having a strategic plan to address financial solvency.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]

IL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2019

  • Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2019

  • Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2020

  • Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 2/6/2020

  • Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2020

  • Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/28/2020

  • Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/2/2020

  • Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 3/2/2020

  • Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2020

  • Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 5/15/2020

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2020

  • Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 6/11/2020

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 6/18/2020

  • Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2020

  • Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2020

  • Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 7/23/2020

  • Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 8/7/2020

  • Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 8/21/2020

  • Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 9/1/2020

  • Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 9/23/2020

  • Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/23/2020

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