Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
Latest action (Jul 15, 2026) — Ordered to be by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Jul 13, 2026This 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).
Face Value
as introducedHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
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