HR-1885 : Still Just a Bill

Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act of 2021 or the RUSH Protection Act of 2021

This bill applies certain modified payment limits to rural health clinics that temporarily enrolled in Medicare during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or that applied to enroll by December 31, 2020. The bill applies retroactively.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2021-03-16CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2021-03-12CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2021-03-12IntroReferralReferred 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.House floor actions
2021-03-12IntroReferralReferred 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.House floor actions
2021-03-12IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Medicare
  • Rural conditions and development

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