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To provide for the treatment of certain critical access hospitals.
Summary
- Modifies Medicare reimbursement rules for critical access hospitals (small rural hospitals receiving special Medicare payments)
- Expands eligibility criteria for certain treatment under Medicare for hospitals designated as critical access hospitals as of January 1, 2024
- Applies to hospitals that receive notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services between December 1, 2024 and January 1, 2027 that they do not meet federal distance requirements
- Creates an exception for these hospitals regarding the distance requirement regulations that normally apply to critical access hospitals
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/H001079.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy (R-MS)
1 cosponsor
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![Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/S001150.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- Employer not reported $81,880
- SEEMANN COMPOSITES $20,300
- BGR GROUP $7,500
- HORNE $6,871
- HOUSEWIFE $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Cindy Hyde-Smith → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Oct 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Oct 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 23, 2025
Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To provide for the treatment of certain critical access hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring Rural Health Act”.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS.
Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended—
(1) in subclause (I), by striking “or” after the semicolon;
(2) in subclause (II), by inserting “or” after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
“(III) is a facility that— “(aa) as of January 1, 2024, was designated as a critical access hospital; and “(bb) receives notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the period beginning on December 1, 2024, and ending on January 1, 2027, that the facility was found to be noncompliant with the distance requirement under section 485.610(c) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation);”. <all>
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