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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9642

Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act

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Introduced 2026-07-13Topic: health care

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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).

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-15HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.refer
2026-07-15HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2026-07-13HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.refer
2026-07-13Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-07-13Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-10. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.