Contact Congress about H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department

States could use federal health data grants to track open hospital beds and ER crowding. Medicare and Medicaid would also test better ER care for older adults and people in mental health crisis.

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Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Latest action on H.R. 2936: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who use emergency rooms, especially older adults and people in serious mental health crisis. It also affects hospitals, emergency medical services crews, state health agencies, and people who rely on public information during health system surges or disasters.

Why this matters: ER crowding can delay care and keep ambulance crews stuck at hospitals instead of answering new calls. This bill tries to make hospital capacity easier to see and manage in real time. It could help hospitals, EMS crews, and health officials find open beds faster. The actual impact would depend on how well states and hospitals build and use the systems.

Key provisions in H.R. 2936

• States could use existing federal health data grants to build or improve real-time hospital bed tracking. The systems could cover a whole state or a region.
• The tracking systems would have to show how bed shortages affect ER care. They would track boarding, treatment wait times, and how long EMS crews wait to hand off patients.
• States or other grant users would have to run a public dashboard. They must remove private patient information as needed to follow privacy laws.
• Medicare and Medicaid would test better ER care for older adults. The model could include team staffing, staff training, layout and equipment changes, geriatric care rules, and better coordination with post-acute and senior care facilities.
• Medicare and Medicaid would also test better ER care for people in serious mental health crisis. The model could include dedicated emergency units and faster transfers to psychiatric care after the ER.

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What is H.R. 2936?

States could use federal health data grants to track open hospital beds and ER crowding. Medicare and Medicaid would also test better ER care for older adults and people in mental health crisis.

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