The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to improve the designation of rural emergency hospitals.

The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements relating to the designation of rural emergency hospitals. The bill includes provisions to deem rural emergency hospitals as health professional shortage areas, include rural emergency hospital services under Medicaid, and provide add-on payments for diagnostic laboratory tests.

The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends Medicare and Medicaid to improve the designation of rural emergency hospitals.

The Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements relating to the designation of rural emergency hospitals. The bill includes provisions to deem rural emergency hospitals as health professional shortage areas, include rural emergency hospital services under Medicaid, and provide add-on payments for diagnostic laboratory tests.