Rural issues
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We greatly appreciate that the Senate Rural Health Caucus and its members continually recognize the unique circumstances and challenges that small and rural hospitals face.
The CMS FY2015 Budget Justification included language simply stating that CMS must coordinate with the HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy and receive recommendation from the White House Rural Council. Despite this assertion, several policies remain problematic for rural providers and facilities,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published in the May 12 Federal Register a final rule to revise and clarify certain Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage for hospitals, critical access hospitals and other providers, including long-term care facilities, ambulatory…
CMS Implements Extension of Payment Adjustment for Low-Volume and Medicare-Dependent Hospital Programs for Second Half of FY 2014: On Tuesday, June 17, CMS announced in the Federal Register changes implementing the extension of both the low-volume payment adjustment and the Medicare-dependent…
In Critical Condition: The Fragile State of Critical Access Hospitals
Direct Supervision of Hospital Outpatient Therapeutic Services CAH Perspective and Concerns
We are pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently informed the AHA that critical access hospitals (CAHs) will not be subject to the outpatient therapy cap, although the cost of outpatient therapy services provided in CAHs will accrue towards the cap, in…