Rural issues
For critical access hospitals and rural hospitals with 50 beds or fewer, an attractive new option became available on January 1st of this year. That was the opportunity to seek designation as a new rural emergency hospital, which expands the conditions under which hospitals can seek payment from鈥
On April 3, Bay Area Hospital鈥檚 Kids鈥 Hope Center commemorated National Child Abuse Prevention Month by covering the center鈥檚 property with a sea of vibrant pinwheels.
Health care leaders can develop 鈥渟pecific competencies and skills that can contribute to effective crisis management,鈥 write Helena Bonfitto and Benjamin Wise, senior program managers for AHA Funded Partnerships.
Three rural health care policy experts talk about the challenges, goals and opportunities in the context of AHA鈥檚 2023 rural agenda.
A new Senate bill has won AHA鈥檚 backing due to the way it would provide rural hospitals with a much-needed financial lifeline
In this episode, three AHA rural health care policy experts discuss the 2023 rural advocacy agenda for Congress and the Administration.
The Save Rural Hospitals Act would establish a national minimum rate of 0.85 for the AWI reimbursement rate, resulting in an infusion of new federal dollars to rural hospitals at this critical time.
Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have introduced the Rural Hospital Support Act (S.1110), AHA-supported legislation that would make permanent the Medicare-dependent Hospital program and enhanced low-volume Medicare adjustment for small rural prospective payment system hospitals.
The AHA is pleased to support the Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 1110).
Building workforce resilience is a worthwhile investment in crisis management. Discover strategies to support frontline workers, build capacity, and prepare for future public health emergencies in rural communities.