U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 1749

RURAL HELP Act of 2021

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system and to authorize appropriate payment adjustments.

Sponsor

Fred KellerR-PA-12

Introduced

March 10, 2021, in the House

Issue areas

• Healthcare

Policy area

Health (from the Congressional Research Service)

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