Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
Description
This bill would reauthorize grants through 2030 to expand health care services, networks, and quality for underserved rural populations.
Summary
What it does
This bill would reauthorize grant programs through fiscal year 2030 to support health care providers and integrated health networks in rural areas. The proposed funding would be used to expand the delivery of health services, develop collaborative groups of local health organizations, and improve the quality of care provided by small rural facilities. Additionally, the bill would require that these grant funds be used to meet the needs of underserved populations and involve those populations in the planning and implementation of health care activities.
Who is affected
This bill affects health care service providers, small health care providers, and collaborative groups of local health care organizations operating in rural areas. It also impacts underserved populations in these regions by requiring their engagement in the planning and implementation of health care services. Additionally, the Health Resources and Services Administration is affected as the agency responsible for administering and overseeing these grant programs.
Key provisions
- Reauthorization of rural health care grant programs. Extends funding through fiscal year 2030 for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) programs that support health care service providers and related entities in rural regions.
- Support for health care delivery and integrated networks. Provides grants to expand the delivery of health care services and to develop collaborative networks of local health care organizations within rural areas.
- Quality improvement for small rural providers. Authorizes funding specifically aimed at improving the quality of services offered by small health care providers operating in rural communities.
- Focus on underserved populations. Requires HRSA to ensure that grant funds for service expansion and network development are used to meet the needs of underserved populations and involve them in project planning and implementation.
Fiscal impact
- H.R. 2493, Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025· As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 3, 2025
Effective dates
The bill reauthorizes the specified rural health care grant programs through fiscal year 2030.
Relationship to existing law
This bill reauthorizes existing Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant programs that support health care service delivery, integrated health care networks, and quality improvements for small providers in rural areas through FY2030.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to enhance health care delivery in rural areas by reauthorizing grant programs through FY2030 that support integrated health care networks and small providers. It specifically intends to improve service quality and expand access for underserved populations by requiring their engagement in the planning and implementation of health care activities.