{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-9642","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":9642,"title":"Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-07-13","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001194","fullName":"Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]","party":"R","state":"MI","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":10,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-15","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["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"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-13","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the Medicare payment methodology for anesthesiologists in rural hospitals.</p><p>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 &amp; Medicaid Services).</p>","updateDate":"2026-10-09T22:43:55Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":2462,"ts":"2026-10-13T07:19:23.432Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Medicare%20Access%20to%20Rural%20Anesthesiology%20Act"}]}}