Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2025

HR 1191, the Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2025, waives certain distance requirements under Medicare law for specific rural hospitals. It allows hospitals participating in a Medicare demonstration program as of the bill's enactment date to be designated as critical access hospitals during a one-year window after the law takes effect. This change directly affects rural community hospitals enrolled in the Medicare demonstration program, making it easier for them to qualify for critical access hospital status. The key mechanism adds a new pathway to designation under existing Medicare rules, specifically for hospitals already in the demonstration program.