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H.R. 9642: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
119th Congress · introduced 2026-07-13 · Health · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
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Official title
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
Plain summary
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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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] · 10 cosponsors
Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 9642, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (2026-10-09) No linked contracts or vendors yet.
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr9642.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr9642 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills