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Cosponsor the Rural Emergency Medical Center (REMC) Act of 2018
We write to request your support for bipartisan legislation, the Rural Emergency Medical Center (REMC) Act, which would establish a new rural designation under the Medicare Program
to allow existing critical access hospitals (CAHs) and those with 50 or fewer beds to convert to a 24/7 emergency medical center.
Support “Right-Sizing” of Rural Hospitals to Ensure Access and Essential Services to their Communities
We write to request your support for bipartisan legislation, the Rural Emergency Medical Center (REMC) Act, which would establish a new rural designation under the Medicare Program to allow existing critical access hospitals (CAHs) and those with 50 or fewer
beds to convert to a 24/7 emergency medical center.
Support Rural Hospitals to Recruit & Retain
Throughout the nation, rural areas are experiencing a shortage of physicians. To help address this problem in the surgical setting, we have reintroduced the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (H.R. 2881). This bill will allow certain rural hospitals
to use Medicare Part A funds on a “pass-through” basis to attract and retain physician anesthesiologists. It is identical to the bill from the 114th Congress.
Urgent Action Needed to Extend Patient Access to Care
We are writing to request your support for bipartisan legislation to provide regulatory relief for America’s Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and small, rural hospitals and to protect access to outpatient therapeutic services for patients living in rural
communities. Last year, H.R. 5613 was included in the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016.
Cosponsor H.R. 1828: the Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017
We ask for your support for H.R. 1828, the Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017. This important legislation will correct a barrier in the Medicare system, which grants more access to more Americans and saves the Medicare system money.
Read Full Entry →Nursing Programs: Update and Remove Unnecessary Conflict
We invite you to cosponsor, H.R. 662, the Making Educating Nurses Dependable for Schools (MEND) Act in order to protect hospital based-nursing programs across the United States as they face conflicting regulatory requirements from Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) and their accreditation bodies. As America’s health care needs evolve, these programs provide our nurses with the quality education necessary to serve their communities by providing the world-class care that Americans expect and deserve.
This is identical legislation to the MEND Act introduced in the 114th Congress.
Urgent Action Needed to Extend Patient Access to Care
We are writing to request your support for bipartisan legislation to provide regulatory relief for America’s Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and small, rural hospitals and to protect access to outpatient therapeutic services for patients living in rural
communities. Last year, H.R. 5613 was included in the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016.
Cosponsor H.R. 1828: the Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017
We ask for your support for H.R. 1828, the Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017. This important legislation will correct a barrier in the Medicare system, which grants more access to more Americans and saves the Medicare system money.
Read Full Entry →Support Rural Hospitals to Recruit and Retain
Throughout the nation, rural areas are experiencing a shortage of physicians. To help address this problem in the surgical setting, we have reintroduced the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (H.R. 2881). This bill will allow certain rural hospitals
to use Medicare Part A funds on a “pass-through” basis to attract and retain physician anesthesiologists. It is identical to the bill from the 114th Congress.
Nursing Programs: Update and Remove Unnecessary Conflict
We invite you to cosponsor, H.R. 662, the Making Educating Nurses Dependable for Schools (MEND) Act in order to protect hospital based-nursing programs across the United States as they face conflicting regulatory requirements from Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) and their accreditation bodies. As America’s health care needs evolve, these programs provide our nurses with the quality education necessary to serve their communities by providing the world-class care that Americans expect and deserve.
This is identical legislation to the MEND Act introduced in the 114th Congress.