Washington, Feb. 26 -- Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Mark Alford (R-MO), and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the bipartisan Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act. This legislation will expand access to care and provide a financial lifeline for struggling hospitals in rural communities by creating a new "In Character" Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation.
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) instituted an updated mapping framework, causing some rural hospitals to lose eligibility for CAH designation, despite the physical location of the facility being unchanged. This designation will create parity ...