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Search Results: keywords:"critical access hospitals"

H. R. 7931 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the fee schedule for ambulance services provided by critical access hospitals.
April 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:562
H.R. 7931, also known as the "Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act" or "PEAKS Act," proposes updates to the Social Security Act's fee schedule for ambulance services. It amends the Act to account for drive distances in areas with challenging terrains or limited road access....
Simple Explanation
The "PEAKS Act" is a plan to help hospitals in hard-to-reach places get paid the right amount for using ambulances, especially if they are in bumpy areas or places with small roads. It tries to make sure these hospitals can still help people in emergencies even if they are a shorter drive away than usually required.
H. R. 8246 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals.
December 27, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:896
H.R. 8246, titled the "Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act," amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act, which is part of the Medicare program. The bill aims to broaden the criteria for what qualifies as a rural emergency hospital by including facilities that were...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8246, the "Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act," is about giving old rural hospitals a new chance to offer emergency care and changing how much money they get, but it won't all start until 2027.
S. 4101 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the continued designation of hospitals that met mountainous terrain or secondary roads distance requirement as critical access hospitals and to modify distance requirements for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals.
April 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:575
The Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act aims to ensure specific hospitals continue to be designated as critical access hospitals if they are located in mountainous areas or regions accessible only by secondary roads. It modifies the rules so that such hospitals are...
Simple Explanation
This bill says that certain small hospitals in tricky places like mountains or hard-to-reach roads should still get help because it's hard for them if new hospitals pop up nearby. It also changes the rules for how far ambulances have to drive to help people in those tough areas, making it easier for them to get there faster.
S. 5189 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:394
S. 5189 aims to amend the Social Security Act by waiving certain distance requirements for hospitals that elect to be designated as "critical access hospitals." This change would specifically apply to rural community hospitals that were part of a demonstration program under the Medicare...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to help some small hospitals in the countryside by not making them follow all the usual rules about how far away they have to be from bigger hospitals. This will let them work in a special way to help more people in their communities.
H. R. 9823 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:402
H. R. 9823 proposes changes to the Social Security Act to allow certain hospitals that want to be critical access hospitals to be exempt from certain distance requirements. The bill specifically mentions that this exemption will apply to rural community hospitals that were...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9823 is like letting certain small hospitals in the countryside have a special rule, so they don't have to be far away from big hospitals for one year, just to see if this helps them take care of people better.
H. R. 10187 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare rural hospital flexibility program grants.
November 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,387
H.R. 10187, titled the “Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2024,” seeks to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program grants. The bill aims to provide support to critical access hospitals, rural health clinics, and rural emergency...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10187 is a plan to help small hospitals in the countryside by giving them money to get better at helping people who are sick and to use new ways to take care of them. It wants to make sure these hospitals have the tools they need, like computers and training, to do a good job.
H. R. 7931 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the fee schedule for ambulance services provided by critical access hospitals.
December 27, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:793
H.R. 7931 is a bill designed to change how ambulance services are paid for when provided by critical access hospitals, especially in areas with difficult geography like mountainous roads. The bill modifies certain distance requirements for these hospitals to receive special...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7931 is a bill that wants to make it easier for small hospitals in tricky places, like mountains, to get paid for ambulance rides by changing some rules about distance. It also asks important people to make new rules to help with this change within a year.
S. 5308 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Rural Flex program, and for other purposes.
November 13, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,229
S. 5308 seeks to amend the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Rural Flex program, which supports rural healthcare. It includes provisions to assist critical access hospitals and rural emergency hospitals with improvements in quality reporting, performance, and addressing...
Simple Explanation
S. 5308 wants to help small hospitals in the countryside by giving them money to get better computers, train their staff, and teach new doctors. It makes sure they have what they need to help sick people in their town.

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