Expanding access to emergency care in rural hospitals

Providers with special training can use telehealth to assist staff in rural hospitals. This helps treat injuries quickly.

The Emergence of Rural Emergency Hospitals: Safely Implementing ...

Maintaining outpatient and emergency services at the expense of inpatient care redefines the rural hospital and represents a fundamental shift for rural health ...

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Expand Access ... - CMS

The proposed rule will allow small rural hospitals to seek this new health care provider designation and provide continued access to emergency services.

CMS releases updated guidance for hospitals interested in ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 11 released revised guidance regarding conditions of participation and the conversion process for eligible ...

USDA Helps Expand Access to Rural Health Care in Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo., July 25, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director in Missouri Kyle Wilkens today ...

Underwood Introduces Prioritizing Rural Hospitals Act to Strengthen ...

WASHINGTON—Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced the Prioritizing Rural Hospitals Act to expand access to quality, affordable health care ...

Rural Emergency Hospitals Proposed Rulemaking - CMS

Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to address the growing ...

Protecting Access to Patient Care in Rural Communities Across ...

For the 57 million Americans who live in rural areas, their hospital is the lifeblood of the community.

Healthcare Access in Rural Communities Overview

Access to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet rural residents face a variety of access barriers. A 1993 National Academies ...

The Biden-Harris Administration is taking actions to improve the ...

The Biden-Harris Administration is lowering health care costs for rural Americans and supporting access to high quality care in rural America.

Federal Government to Expand Access to Emergency Care Services ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes new rule that creates a pathway for rural hospitals and critical access hospitals to ...

A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify ...

Rural emergency hospitals are starting to gain a small foothold in the United States. They provide 24/7 emergency care and receive more than ...

Rural Emergency Hospitals

Rural emergency hospital (REH) is a new Medicare provider designation established by Congress through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of ...

Rural Hospital Programs | HRSA

We provide technical assistance and support to rural hospitals. Rural hospitals are essential. More than half of all hospitals in the United States are in ...

Biden-Harris Administration Helps Expand Access to Rural Health ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 25, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA ...

Delivery of Emergency Care in Rural Settings An Information Paper

Rural hospitals and rural EDs are the safety net for those patients in remote areas who experience medical emergencies. Often these facilities are in sparsely ...

How Regional Partnerships Bolster Rural Hospitals

Partnerships among rural hospitals could make them stronger, producing efficiencies, solving problems, and shoring up rural providers' ...

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Expand Access to ...

CMS proposes new rule that creates a pathway for rural hospitals and critical access hospitals to increase access to emergency and outpatient care.

Why Health Care Is Harder to Access in Rural America | U.S. GAO

More than 60 million Americans—about one-fifth of the U.S. population—live in rural areas. On average, rural residents are older and ...

Ways and Means Protects and Expands Telehealth Access, Health ...

The Committee approved six bills that address a wide range of pressing health care issues, particularly those facing rural communities. The ...