Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act

What This Bill Does

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).

Summary as of 07/13/2026, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.

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