A Flexible Solution: How Critical Access Hospitals Reshaped Rural Health
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Description
Brief video overview describing how the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created the Critical Access Hospital designation to reduce rural hospital closures. Discusses the role of the Senate Finance Committee and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in developing the related policies, the transition of rural hospitals to critical access status, and the creation and impact of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program).
Date
07/2019
Type
Video/Multimedia
Organization
Rural Health Information Hub
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Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Critical Access Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Policy