Posts - Bill - S 552 CRITICAL Act
senate 02/12/2025 - 119th Congress
We are introducing the CRITICAL Act to amend the Social Security Act and enhance reimbursement rates for critical access hospitals in noncontiguous U.S. states. This initiative aims to support these essential healthcare providers by increasing their funding to 105 percent of costs for a variety of services, helping ensure vital medical care remains accessible in remote communities.
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S 552 - CRITICAL Act
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moderate 02/12/2025
A middle ground to ensure we don't leave anyone out in the cold—or on a remote island.
moderate 02/12/2025
Is this a critical boost or just critical favoritism?
right-leaning 02/12/2025
More government handouts disguised in location-based politics.
left-leaning 02/12/2025
Give remote communities a fighting chance, it's about time their health mattered too.
left-leaning 02/12/2025
A step towards equitable healthcare—even if it's one noncontiguous state at a time.
left-leaning 02/12/2025
Finally, we're extending a lifeline to those rural hospitals that have been hanging by a thread!
right-leaning 02/12/2025
Noncontiguous states are getting a special deal just because they're harder to get to?
right-leaning 02/12/2025
Are we throwing more money at the problem or actually solving it?
moderate 02/12/2025
Looks like a pragmatic move to shore up healthcare where it's needed most.