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Save Our Rural Health Providers Act

USA116th CongressHR-7004| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2020
Xochitl Torres Small

Xochitl Torres Small

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (3)
Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Save Our Rural Health Providers Act This bill 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.
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Timeline
May 21, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3823
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • May 21, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3823
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-3823: Save Our Rural Health Providers Act
AgingAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedicaidMedicareRural conditions and development

Save Our Rural Health Providers Act

USA116th CongressHR-7004| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2020
Save Our Rural Health Providers Act This bill 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.
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Timeline
May 21, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3823
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • May 21, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3823
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 22, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Xochitl Torres Small

Xochitl Torres Small

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (3)
Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-3823: Save Our Rural Health Providers Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AgingAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedicaidMedicareRural conditions and development