# 119-s-3250: Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2025

119-s-3250, Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3250
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Strengthen and stabilize rural hospitals and emergency care.** This bill would retool the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility program to give targeted help to critical access hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, and rural clinics while expanding outreach for rural residency positions.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Help to get rural residency positions: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require outreach about Medicare payments for direct graduate medical education (GME) costs. It would provide information on who is eligible for residency positions and help rural providers apply for those positions. Outreach would target critical access hospitals, rural h…
- More grant help for small rural hospitals: benefit, medium. If enacted, State Offices of Rural Health could apply for grants on behalf of eligible small rural hospitals. The bill would define which hospitals qualify and require grant money be split equally so each eligible hospital gets the same dollar share. Grants could pay for software, hardware, staff t…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-3345: PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3250 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3250)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-3345: PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3345)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3250 (as of 2026-04-21).