CMS Seeks Advice On How To Write Rural Emergency Hospital Rule

CMS is seeking detailed feedback on how it should craft regulations covering rural emergency hospitals, coming as some researchers warn the agency needs to work with closely with stakeholders to ensure the new Rural Emergency Hospital designation is useful for rural providers and patients in those areas. Lawmakers in December included a policy to allow certain rural hospitals to transition to REHs, where they could provide certain outpatient and emergency services but would not have an inpatient care option. Rural...