HEALTH SERVICES ASSOCIATES

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...

Upcoming COVID-19 Program Deadlines PRF Period 4 and RHCCTM Programs Conclude on December 31! Dear RHC, We hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. As a reminder, the project periods for two funding programs that RHCs may have received will conclude on December...

Provider Enrollment Application Fee: CY 2023 Effective January 1, the application fee is $688 for institutional providers (as defined in 42 CFR § 424.502) who are: Initially enrolling in the Medicare or Medicaid programs or the Children's Health Insurance Program...

For entitlement to the special payment rules, a specified provider-based RHC (grandfathered RHC) is an RHC that: • As of December 31, 2020, was in a hospital with less than 50 beds and • After December 31, 2020, was in a hospital that continues to have less than 50...

RHC Regulatory Updates and Good Faith Estimate Policy Dear Michelle, Per the No Surprises Act (NSA), all health care providers, since January 1, 2022, are required to issue Good Faith Estimates (GFEs) to uninsured and self-pay patients who request the summary of...

Bill Finerfrock Health Policy Fellowship Application Open Now Until January 2, 2023 We are thrilled to share that the Bill Finerfrock Health Policy Fellowship Application is now open on NARHC.org! This program was created to celebrate the outstanding legacy of Bill...