Washington, Sept. 23 -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) today introduced legislation to extend the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) for five years. The FCHIP program develops and tests health care delivery and reimbursement models for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) in hyper-rural counties to improve health outcomes for patients and save Medicare costs. In the Senate, the legislation is cosponsored by Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.).
Currently there are five CAHs participating in the program, including the following North Dakota CAHs:
Jacobson Memorial Ho...