{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140918211604/http://mcmorris.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=96&itemid=2365", "McMorris Rodgers: Advocating for Eastern Washington Patients", "2014-09-10", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Cathy McMorris Rodgers", "M001159", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2013 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) applauded the passage of H.R. 4067, which provides for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014. The legislation helps Eastern Washington patients receive care in critical access and small rural hospitals.\u00a0\n\n\t\u201cGrowing up in Eastern Washington, I know firsthand the challenges rural communities face when it comes to accessing health care.\u00a0 Right now, it\u2019s too hard for those in rural areas to receive quality health care because too many government mandates stand in the way. This legislationaddresses one of those unnecessarily burdensome mandates. \u00a0It ensures that those in rural hospitals have full access to outpatient therapeutic services. \u00a0The patients who rely on Eastern Washington\u2019s rural hospitals for life-saving treatments and procedures must be protected \u2013 with fewer regulations and smarter legislation.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\n\tOver 46 million Americans in rural communities depend on critical access and small rural hospitals, and this legislation delays the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate regarding \u201cdirect supervision\u201d of outpatient services for the rest of the year. This CMS policy would require a supervising physician be physically present in the department when Medicare beneficiaries receive these services. H.R. 4067 delays the enforcement of this policyfor critical access and small rural hospitals with fewer than 100 beds.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140918211604/http://mcmorris.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=96&itemid=2365"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5037250705063343, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}