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The 2023 NHSC Site Application Cycle is opening soon! The 2023 NHSC Site Application Cycle is opening soon! Eligible healthcare facilities can apply to become National Health Service Corps (NHSC)-approved sites. What are the benefits of becoming an NHSC site? As an...
Resources Available on Good Faith Estimate Requirements Dear RHC Community, Per the No Surprises Act (NSA), all health care providers, including those who work in RHCs, are required to issue Good Faith Estimates (GFEs) to uninsured and self-pay patients who schedule...
Dear RHC, We have clinics that are receiving the attached letter from CMS and wondering what it is (see the attached letter example). If the entity/owner information in the appendix of the letter is accurate for the Tax ID, then no further action is needed. CMS will...
CMS Releases Intermediate Policy on RHC Rurality Determinations Dear RHC Community, CMS officially released the interim process that will be used in determining RHC rural location determinations following the Census Bureau’s definition changes. The interim process is...
The Biden Administration recently announced their intent to end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Since the start of the PHE in January 2020, many waivers and flexibility have been granted across the health care industry to reduce...
Telemedicine Policy Post-COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Dear Michigan RHC, See below along with the attached PDF. This is for Michigan Medicaid, including RHCs, after the end of the PHE, effective 5/12/2023. In summary, telehealth CAN continue for RHCs, modifiers...
NARHC is very pleased to announce that the Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act was introduced in the Senate today by Senators John Barrasso (WY), Tina Smith (MN), Marsha Blackburn (TN), and Michael Bennet (CO). This regulatory relief bill contains 5 important...
Forthcoming Grant Opportunities for Rural Health Clinics The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which was recently signed into law to fund the government for the duration of Fiscal Year 2023, contains two grant opportunities where rural health clinics are...
2023 NARHC Policy Survey Medicare Advantage and Telehealth Data Needed NARHC is seeking important metrics from the RHC community to guide our advocacy work entering 2023, specifically on Medicare Advantage and telehealth impacts on the rural communities RHCs serve. We...
Congress Releases Draft FY2023 Omnibus Text New RHC Providers, Medicare Telehealth Through 2024, and Much More Late Monday night Congress released draft text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, also known as the yearly “Omnibus” package which will fund the...