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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals and critical access hospitals.
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Summary
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
This bill modifies the Medicare payment methodology for anesthesiologists in rural hospitals.
Specifically, the bill provides that payment must be made on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesiologists in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals that have no more than 800 surgical procedures requiring anesthesia services per year (or a higher number set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jul 15, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
- Jul 15, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 13, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jul 13, 2026 Introduced in House
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