Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 21, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Medicare payment on a reasonable-cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in a rural hospital. Specifically, the CMS shall provide payment for such services in the same manner as payment is provided under current law for services furnished in a rural hospital by a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2017 to Apr 23, 2018, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Dec 15, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Apr 23, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in House
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