H.R. 5660: Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
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H.R. 5660: Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Plain summary
Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 This bill modifies the payment methodology and coinsurance amount for outpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Currently, the payment rate for such services is 101% of reasonable costs; the coinsurance amount for such services is 20% of the applicable charges. The bill modifies this methodology so as to base the 20% coinsurance amount on the fee schedule under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system.
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Official text
Fairness for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · 15 cosponsors
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Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Tracey Mann (R-KS)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] reported raising $4.3 million (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 House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5660.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5660 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117