REH

Rural Healthcare Under Intense Pressure

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According to a Feb. 11 report by Chartis, 432 rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Chartis analyzed 15 indicators and identified 10 significant predictors, including Medicaid expansion status, average length of stay, occupancy, changes in net patient revenue, and years of negative operating margin. The full report is available here: CCRH WP – 2025 … Read more

Rural Hospital Program: Extra Cash for Emergency and Outpatient Services Stuck in Neutral

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In 2021, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Within the Act, a new Medicare provider was created – the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH). The final rule is available here: Rural Emergency Hospital Final Rule REHs were created to improve and increase, access to emergency services and ideally, expanded outpatient services in rural areas. Starting … Read more