From NRHA:
The National remote Health Association (NRHA) applauds Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Reps.Tom Reed (R-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) for exposing the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 (S. 872, H.R. 1955). This important bipartisan bill will enhance use of care in outlying areas by permanently dealing with the Medicare Dependent Hospital and Low Volume Adjustment rural Medicare programs that expire October 1, 2017.
This legislation is important to keeping continued accessibility and keeping outlying medical center doorways available in rural The united states. The MDH and LVH programs for hospitals and providers are not ‘bonus’ or ‘special’ repayments, but instead alternative, economical and targeted payment formulas that protect usage of look after an incredible number of outlying patients and monetary security for countless rural providers across the country.
MDHs and LVHs play a crucial part in outlying communities, supplying not just essential medical care but in addition among the biggest businesses of their community. Without these programs, rural customers is forced to travel farther for more expensive treatment. Or worse, these rural People in the us would forego important attention since they couldn’t achieve the required medical providers, causing poorer health, less quality of life, and much more costly treatment later on.
NRHA encourages members of Congress to cosponsor the Rural Hospital Access Act.
