H.R. 8967 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Cosponsors: 21 (10 D, 11 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2026-05-21
Latest action (2026-05-21): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
What H.R. 8967 does, in plain terms
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization This bill extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for an additional five years. The program tests the feasibility of cost-based reimbursement under Medicare for small rural hospitals that are too large to qualify for special payment as critical access hospitals. The bill specifies that hospitals that participate in the program between December 30, 2024, and January 1, 2027, may continue to participate during the five-year extension period.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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