119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 13, 2026
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
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Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jul 13, 2026)
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).
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Department of Health and Human Services · Health care costs and insurance · Health care coverage and access · Hospital care · Medicare · Rural conditions and development · Surgery and anesthesia
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 1317/S. 575)- issues pertaining to removing barriers to APRNs in Medicare and Medicaid Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (H.R. 9642) - Issues pertaining to Medicare's Rural Pass Through Program Educating Future Nurses Act (H.R. 10410) - Issues pertaining to the establishment of a permanent…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$3,840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…The Home Health Stabilization Act, all provisions; H.R. 8261, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act, all provisions; DRAFT, HCA Mission Act, all provisions; H.R. 9642, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act, all provisions; H.R. 9644, Medicare Advantage MLR Transparency Act, all provisions; H.R. 9693, Patients First Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…es surrounding Medicare Conditions of Participation (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] Issues surrounding Medicare supervision requirements (H.R.9642) Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act (H.R. 10731) the Rural Surgery Sustainability Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing