Medical Assistance Facilities: A Demonstration Program to Provide Access to Health Care in Frontier Communities
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Description
Describes the Health Care Financing Administration's Medical Assistance Facility (MAF) demonstration program, which aimed to preserve healthcare access in frontier areas of Montana by converting full-service hospitals into low-intensity, short-stay healthcare service centers. Examines the impact of the program on access to inpatient care.
Date
07/1993
Type
Document
Organization
Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Access · Healthcare facilities · Inpatient care · Medicare · Policy · Service delivery models · Montana