Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedJul 13, 2026
ReportedJul 15, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 67 words.
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).
Context
- Committees
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 86 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,118 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHospital careMedicare +2 more
- Latest action
- Jul 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]