# 116-hr-7534: RURAL HELP Act of 2020

116-hr-7534, RURAL HELP Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7534
- Congress: 116
- Title: RURAL HELP Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2020 or the RURAL HELP Act of 2020 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7534 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7534)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7534 (as of 2025-11-18).