Rural Health Fairness in Competition Act
Latest action · Nov 5, 2021 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.
- IntroducedNov 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Health Fairness in Competition Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicare Rural Health Clinic Value-Based Care Program that exempts certain rural health clinics (e.g., those participating in Medicare quality programs) from payment limitations if they meet reporting requirements relating to quality measures and performance standards, as set by the CMS.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2021 to Nov 14, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Nov 4, 2021 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Mar 9, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Nov 14, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 5, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 4, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 4, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Nov 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 194, November 4, 2021, page H6208.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a value-based care program to exempt eligible rural health clinics from certain payment limitations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Rural Health Fairness in Competition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
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