Rural hospitals could count labor and delivery beds separately, helping keep maternity services open.
The Rural MOMS Act would let small, rural hospitals count beds used only for childbirth separately from other patient beds. This change could help these critical access hospitals offer or keep their maternity services, making it easier for rural Medicare patients to get care.
Today, all beds for short-term patient stays, including those used only for labor and delivery, count towards a limit for critical access hospitals. If this bill becomes law, beds used solely for labor and delivery would no longer be counted towards that limit for these rural hospitals.
HR 8891 · 119th Congress · May 19, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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