US HB7004 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires a specific portion of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to be allocated to rural health care providers responding to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires that at least 20% of future appropriations and the unobligated balance of prior appropriations to the fund relating to COVID-19 provider assistance be reserved for rural health care providers, with priority given to providers serving a high number of Medicare or Medicaid enrollees, elderly or other high-risk individuals, uninsured individuals, or areas with limited health infrastructure.
Title
Save Our Rural Health Providers Act
Sponsors
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM] | Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2020-05-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3823 (Same As) 2020-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Aging
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7004/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7004/BILLS-116hr7004ih.pdf |