Posts - Bill - HR 538 Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025
house 01/16/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to eliminate the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient care at critical access hospitals, aiming to streamline the process and improve patient access to necessary services. This change will help these hospitals operate more efficiently starting in 2026.
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HR 538 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025
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right-leaning 01/16/2025
This bill says trust professionals over bureaucracy—finally a win for common sense and free-market healthcare.
moderate 01/16/2025
Removing delays sounds good, but will this actually improve outcomes or just shift risks?
right-leaning 01/16/2025
Less government meddling means hospitals can focus on patients, not rubber stamps. Let’s keep the regulations light.
right-leaning 01/16/2025
About time we let doctors practice medicine, not paperwork—not every minute should be dictated by government rules.
left-leaning 01/16/2025
Less paperwork, more patient care—this bill trusts our doctors, not outdated protocols.
moderate 01/16/2025
Cut the 96-hour rule, sure, but let’s keep an eye on whether quality care follows, not just faster billing.
left-leaning 01/16/2025
Finally, cutting red tape so rural hospitals can breathe easier—healthcare shouldn't be a bureaucratic maze.
moderate 01/16/2025
Streamlining is smart if it means better service—let’s just hope this isn’t a shortcut to bigger problems.
left-leaning 01/16/2025
If saving lives requires ditching pointless rules, I'm all for it. Bureaucracy shouldn’t be the boss of healthcare.