Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 29
- Latest action
- Sep 8, 2025
What it does
The Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025 would amend the Social Security Act to update the definition used to determine eligibility for rural health clinic status under Medicare by replacing the term “urbanized area” with “urban area with a population of 50,000 or more,” as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. This change aims to maintain consistent standards for qualifying as a rural health clinic by adjusting the geographic threshold used to distinguish rural from urban areas. The amendment would take effect on January 1, 2027, and affects healthcare providers seeking or maintaining rural health clinic designation under the Medicare program. The bill was introduced in the…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.