Preserving Rural Health Care: The Impact of Site-Neutral Payments
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Policy brief describing the role off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) play in providing essential healthcare services in rural communities. Discusses the potential impacts of site-neutral payment policies on the financial stability of rural Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) and Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) off-campus HOPDs and access to care in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to address the impacts of site-neutral payments on rural hospitals.
Date
11/2024
Organization
National Rural Health Association
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· Healthcare business and finance
· Hospitals
· Medicare
· Policy
· Reimbursement and payment models