S. 2838: Rural Health Access and Improvement Act of 2009
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S. 2838: Rural Health Access and Improvement Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-04 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Rural Health Access and Improvement Act of 2009
Plain summary
Rural Health Access and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give priority to critical access hospitals in awarding grants to facilitate and expand the electronic movement and use of health information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards. Expands the 340B drug discount program to allow participation as a covered entity by certain children's hospitals, critical access hospitals, rural referral centers, sole community hospitals, and rural health clinics. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on the cost in each state of dispensing prescription drugs under the Medicaid program. Requires states to use the report to assess the adequacy of Medicaid pharmacy dispensing fees. Repeals provisions terminating the grant program for the operation of state offices of rural health.
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Official text
Rural Health Access and Improvement Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] reported raising $226,248 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2838.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s2838 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111