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Author:
Donna Douglas
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The 20 highest-ranked critical access hospitals in the country, as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, were recently announced by NRHA. The determining factors for the Top 20 CAHs were based on the results of the Hospital Strength Index and its eight indices of performance: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and financial efficiency. An awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital...
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Author:
Max Isaacoff
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NRHA has received guidance from the United States Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The newly released guidance has clarified that governmental owned facilities are eligible for PPP loans, if they meet the conditions below. Working with our rural champions in Congress and the Trump Administration, NRHA and NRHA members advocacy has led to this important clarification. GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN NOW!
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Author:
Mason Zeagler
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The Department of Health and Human Services has released the terms and conditions of the funds that are being awarded through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, or the “Provider Relief Fund”. This funding will be crucial to rural providers, who are slated to recieve a $10 billion carve-out of the funds, and NRHA has highlighted important details below to ensure that rural providers are not unaware of the conditions of these funds.
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Author:
Mason Zeagler
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Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $10 billion carve-out within the $100 billion Provider Relief Fund for rural hospitals and health clinics. NRHA is grateful to rural health leaders within the Administration, such as HHS Secretary Alex Azar and HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan, and Congressional rural champions for recognizing the needs of rural health care.
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Author:
Max Isaacoff
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Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that rural health clinics and hospitals would receive a $10 billion carve out of the Provider Relief Fund. This funding will offer critical, immediate assistance to rural hospitals, rural health clinics and other rural providers who have been struggling to keep their doors open. Additionally, HHS announced that this money will be distributed as early as next week. Here are important details...
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Author:
Mason Zeagler
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Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center Rural Health Task Force released a new report that offers practical and politically viable solutions for fixing the current health care crisis in rural communities. The recommendations, largely called for by NRHA, aim to stabilize hundreds of rural hospitals that are at risk of closing and create pathways for transforming these facilities into models of care that best meet a community's needs. Many of...
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Author:
Mason Zeagler
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The COVID-19 pandemic has now spread to more than 1,000 rural communities. The loss of revenue over the last few weeks due to the inability to provide non-emergency care is destabilizing core health services in rural America. At the same time, hundreds of rural hospitals are already on the verge of closure, which will leave tens thousands of rural patients without access to local emergency health services. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, nearly half of all rural hospitals were operating at a...
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