H. R. 772, titled the “Rural ER Access Act,” is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that aims to change a current rule under the Medicare program. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove the requirement that off-campus medical facilities,...
Simple Explanation
The Rural ER Access Act wants to let small clinics stay further away from hospitals, so more people in faraway places can visit them. It changes a rule that said these clinics had to be close to hospitals to get special help.