PAATCH Act
Summary
Patient Accessibility and Access To Community Healthcare Act or the PAATCH Act This bill allows a hospital that was designated as a sole community hospital on or before March 13, 2020, to retain this status for a 10-year period beginning on the date of the bill's enactment. Sole community hospitals are rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area. Such hospitals receive specialized treatment with respect to Medicare payment, the 340B drug discount program, and other health care programs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 29, 2021
Last action Jul 29, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jul 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jul 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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