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CMS Proposes Regulations for Rural Emergency Hospital CoPs and CAH Updates; Providers Wait for Clarification on Payment Policies

[07/07/22]

Posted on July 7, 2022 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) signed into law on December 27, 2020, created a new Medicare provider type called a Rural Emergency Hospital (“REH”). Critical access hospitals (“CAHs”) and rural hospitals with 50 beds or fewer could transition to REH status starting January 1, 2023. On June 30, 2022, the Centers for... READ MORE

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