ARCH Act
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 by Rep. Carol D. Miller
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
This bill extends through FY2031 (1) the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients; and (2) certain increased payment adjustments for low-volume hospitals under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system.
It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the number of hospitals that received certain classifications for purposes of payment under Medicare, including low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.