H.R. 8967 · 119th Congress — Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization This bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 8967
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2026-05-21
- Latest action date
- 2026-05-21
Record overview
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization This bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare for small rural hospitals that are too large to qualify for special payment as critical access hospitals. The bill specifies that hospitals that participate in the program between December 30, 2024, and January 1, 2027, may continue to participate during the five-year extension period.
The recorded stage is committee referral: the named committee or committees consider the parts within their jurisdiction. Referral alone does not mean the measure has passed Congress or become law.
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Iowa · House District 4 · Republican
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-15. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.