Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Medicare

Quality, Safety & Oversight - Guidance to Laws & Regulations: Critical Access Hospitals
Provides basic information about survey protocols and interpretive guidelines for Critical Access Hospitals. Includes links to Appendix W of the State Operations Manual and related information.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Quality, Safety & Oversight - Guidance to Laws & Regulations: Rural Health Clinics
Provides basic information about survey protocols and interpretive guidelines for Rural Health Clinics. Includes links to Appendix G of the State Operations Manual and related information.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Quality Payment Program Webinar Library
Offers recordings of webinars on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Program. Includes overviews of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), measure development, regulations, support calls, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Coverage For American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Examines the impact of The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act Outreach and Enrollment Round III Grantee Activities taking place July 2017 to June 2018 to improve health insurance coverage for American Indian and Alaska Native Children (AI/AN) children. Presents background, activities, and outcomes of grants taking place in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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PubMed Search: Rural Payment and Reimbursement
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the topic of rural healthcare payment and reimbursement.
Type: Literature Search
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Rural Healthcare Payment and Reimbursement Topic Guide
Resources and information on how rural healthcare providers are reimbursed by different payers and payment systems and the impact of payment policies on rural healthcare.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center
Provides technical assistance to rural hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals interested in examining the feasibility of converting to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH). Also offers support throughout the application process, planning for REH conversion, and implementing service changes.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Medicare Learning Network: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information about payment rates, Ambulatory Payment Classification groups, price transparency, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information on Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSHs), Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs), Medicare Dependent Hospitals (MDHs), the Rural Referral Center (RRC) Program, and Low-Volume Hospitals (LVH).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Long-term Care Hospitals Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information about payment rates and the Long-term Care Hospitals Quality Reporting Program.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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