Rural Health Innovation Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Rural Health Innovation Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Education.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Innovation Act of 2026.
- Section id6587275D6CE34CDAA5D895116985ABAA: 2. Rural health center innovation awards program Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by...
- Section id9F9ECA878C3C40189CBC2128DE5744E8: 330Q. Rural health center innovation awards program In this section: The term eligible entity means an entity that— is a Federally qualified health center; is...
- Section idE1640B48778E4A52A782F8C8562F7C3D: 3. Rural health department enhancement program Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.), as amended by...
- Section id5A9139D1D20547438CD410F85FBE6D71: 330R. Rural health department enhancement program In this section, the term rural health department means a local public health department that is located in a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Rural Health Innovation Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, Rural Health Innovation Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity that— is a Federally qualified health center
an entity that— is a Federally qualified health center
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