Medicare pays health clinics more starting in 2028.
H.R. 10398 — CHC REBASE Act of 2026 · Filed by Michael Rulli (R-OH) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes how Medicare pays clinics that serve poor people. Starting in 2028, Medicare will figure out what to pay based on real costs. The bill also pays clinics fairly for visits by phone or video. It tells the government to study whether Medicare Advantage plans use these clinics.
Who it affects
Poor seniors and people in rural areas get better clinics. Clinics can hire more staff, stay open longer, and do more work.
One thing to notice
The bill does not limit how much Medicare spending may grow. Medicare Advantage plans do not have to use these clinics.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,378 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,785 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-24.
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