HR 5943 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012

Introduced Jun 8, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Tom Reed R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 26, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 8, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2013: (1) the current methodology for payment to subsection (d) hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to individuals under the Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital (MDH) program, and (2) increased payments under the Medicare program for low-volume hospitals (with under 1,600 annual discharges).

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Directs the Comptroller General to study such programs.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2012 to Dec 11, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 8, 2012
D-CTJoe CourtneyJun 18, 2012
D-IALeonard L. BoswellJun 18, 2012
R-TXMac ThornberryJun 18, 2012
R-NYRichard L. HannaJun 18, 2012
D-NYTimothy H. BishopJun 18, 2012
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 19, 2012
D-PATim HoldenJun 19, 2012
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 20, 2012
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJun 21, 2012
D-NYBrian HigginsJun 26, 2012
D-CTChristopher MurphyJun 26, 2012
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonJun 26, 2012
D-ARMike RossJun 26, 2012
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithJun 27, 2012
R-WIReid J. RibbleJun 27, 2012
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJun 28, 2012
R-TNDavid P. RoeJul 9, 2012
D-NYKathleen C. HochulJul 9, 2012
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 9, 2012
D-NYWilliam L. OwensJul 9, 2012
R-PABill ShusterJul 11, 2012
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJul 13, 2012
R-MOVicky HartzlerJul 13, 2012
D-IABruce L. BraleyJul 17, 2012
R-PAMike KellyJul 17, 2012
R-PALou BarlettaJul 19, 2012
R-TXRalph M. HallJul 19, 2012
D-MAJohn W. OlverJul 25, 2012
D-TXRuben HinojosaJul 25, 2012
R-TXFrancisco "Quico" CansecoJul 26, 2012
R-PATom MarinoJul 26, 2012
R-TXK. Michael ConawayJul 31, 2012
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJul 31, 2012
D-PAJason AltmireAug 1, 2012
R-MOJo Ann EmersonAug 1, 2012
R-WIThomas E. PetriAug 1, 2012
D-CABob FilnerAug 2, 2012
D-MARichard E. NealAug 2, 2012
D-WIRon KindAug 2, 2012
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoAug 2, 2012
D-NCLarry KissellSep 10, 2012
R-NCHoward CobleSep 13, 2012
D-MNKeith EllisonSep 13, 2012
R-ILRobert T. SchillingSep 13, 2012
D-MEChellie PingreeSep 14, 2012
D-OKDan BorenSep 18, 2012
D-PAMark S. CritzSep 18, 2012
R-TNMarsha BlackburnSep 18, 2012
R-WISean P. DuffySep 18, 2012
D-WITammy BaldwinSep 18, 2012
R-MOBilly LongSep 19, 2012
R-ILAdam KinzingerSep 20, 2012
R-CADaniel E. LungrenSep 20, 2012
R-NVMark E. AmodeiSep 20, 2012
R-TNScott DesJarlaisSep 20, 2012
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloSep 21, 2012
R-IATom LathamSep 28, 2012
R-IASteve KingOct 5, 2012
D-COEd PerlmutterOct 12, 2012
R-ALJo BonnerOct 19, 2012
D-HIMazie K. HironoOct 23, 2012
R-TXPete OlsonNov 13, 2012
R-COCory GardnerNov 15, 2012
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyNov 27, 2012
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Dec 3, 2012
D-IADavid LoebsackDec 11, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 8, 2012
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 26, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 8, 2012Introduced in House
  3. Jun 8, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying to execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any Department or Office thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3699.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2620Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012Related billMay 7, 2012

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 8, 2012Introduced in House

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