Reimbursement
The rule, which was to have gone into effect on January 1, is under a temporary injunction.
The numbers speak to the struggles the healthcare industry faces as it remains in the midst of the battle against the coronavirus.
The AHA data doesn’t yet include figures from the COVID-19 pandemic that consumed much of 2020.
HHS is encouraging all relief fund recipients who have received aggregate payments exceeding $10,000 to establish a reporting account.
Getting paid has become imperative during a time when both hospitals and patients may be cash-strapped.
The approval has been met with opposition over fears that Medicaid block grants cause vulnerable populations to lose access to healthcare.
The report found that 53% of hospitals in the bottom quartile of the area wage index for 2020 were in rural areas.
The state’s nursing homes have seen more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases and close to 2,000 deaths.
Protecting its patients from COVID-19, the 64-site health center moved from very limited telemedicine capabilities to wide-ranging virtual care supported by an FCC grant.
The American Hospital Association is also against the rule that was to have gone into effect on January 1, 2021.