H.R. 1805 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
ARCH Act
Cosponsors: 3 (3 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-03-03
Latest action (2025-03-03): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
What H.R. 1805 does, in plain terms
Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act or the ARCH Act This bill extends through FY2031 (1) the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients; and (2) certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the number of hospitals that received certain classifications for purposes of payment under Medicare, including low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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