Article: Sen. Durbin Introduces Bill Concerning Pass-Through Payment for Reasonable Costs of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Article: FOR-PROFITS COULD BE `CRITICAL-ACCESS' SITES.
Modern Healthcare;  October 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... the 2-year-old critical-access program was one ... law cuts. The critical-access hospital program ... bill Medicare for reasonable costs for inpatient services ... been approved as critical-access hospitals, according ...

Article: Payments increased for CAHs.(Policy Watch)(critical ...
Healthcare Financial Management;  March 1, 2004 ;     514 words ...Payments to critical access hospitals (CAHs) will increase from 100 percent to 101 percent of reasonable costs, CMS announced January 22. In its announcement, CMS also said it will allow these hospitals to use up to 25 beds for acute care ...

Medicare: Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access ...
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  October 1, 2003 ;     682 words ...GAO-03-948 September 19, 2003 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are small rural hospitals that receive payment for their reasonable costs of providing inpatient and outpatient services to Medicare beneficiaries, rather than being paid fixed ...

Article: Reviewing restrictions; GAO report calls for easing of ...
Modern Healthcare;  September 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... underserved areas, critical-access hospitals receive ... dropping a ban on critical-access status for rural ... payments based on reasonable costs of providing services ... ineligible for the critical-access program have considered ...

Article: Critical access hospitals.(rural areas to be served ...
Older Americans Report;  January 30, 2004 ;     674 words ... ... Services will let certain hospitals in rural areas, known as critical access hospitals, care for a larger number of acute-care patients ... raising payments to such facilities from 100 percent of reasonable costs to 101 percent. Contact: CMS, (202) 690-6726, www ...

Article: 'A good step down' - CAH swing beds bridge gap.(critical ...
Discharge Planning Advisor;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... adding another tool to the discharge planning toolbox - the critical access hospital (CAH). The Rural Hospital Flexibility Program ... beneficiaries on the basis of 101% of their "allowable and reasonable" costs. CAHs aren't subject to the Inpatient Prospective Payment ...

Article: The MMA giveth ... Changes to Medicare are boosting payments to ...
Modern Healthcare;  June 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... care beds that a critical-access hospital could operate ... Sheehan says. The critical-access provisions were expected ... Medicare act increased critical-access reimbursements to 101% of reasonable costs for services to Medicare ...