Allow rural hospitals to receive guaranteed emergency-room funding without reducing eligibility for other federal health care programs, designations, grants, or funding.

Allow rural hospitals to receive this guaranteed funding without negatively affecting their eligibility for any other federal healthcare program, designation, grant, or funding.

The legislation would protect rural hospitals' eligibility for other federal health care support while receiving the new guaranteed funding.

Hawley Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Fund Rural Hospitals, Ensure Access to Emergency Care - Josh Hawley
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introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Hawley introduced S.4927, but it was only referred to committee, not enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 4927 (IS) - Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act - BILLS-119s4927is | Content Details | GovInfo
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in the amount of $1,000,000 (to be distributed in equal payments on a quarterly basis)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill contains the guaranteed annual emergency-room funding mechanism, but the provision remains proposed legislation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, S. 4927, Introduced in Senate
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Participation in the program shall not be taken into account in determining eligibility of an eligible entity under any other Federal health care program

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly addresses the promise's non-reduction-of-eligibility condition, but only as unenacted bill language.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, S. 4927, Introduced in Senate
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Allow rural hospitals to receive this guaranteed funding without negatively affecting their eligibility for any other federal healthcare program, designation, grant, or funding.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Hawley's office described the introduced bill in terms matching the commitment; this is evidence of effort, not delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Hawley Introduces Groundbreaking Legislation to Fund Rural Hospitals, Ensure Access to Emergency Care - Josh Hawley
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CMS made funding awards to all 50 states.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): CMS implemented a broader Rural Health Transformation Program, including Missouri funding, but it is state-administered rural health funding rather than Hawley's guaranteed ER fund.

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CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States | CMS
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only the 50 U.S. states are eligible to receive an RHT Program award

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current CMS guidance confirms the existing RHT program awards states, not directly guaranteed emergency-room payments to eligible rural hospitals.

unresolved same_term

Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program | Medicaid
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