The North Carolina Rural Health Research Program released their Findings Brief, . It looks at how changes to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) reimbursement – notably a reversion to prospective payment – would have marked negative effects on CAH profitability and financial health. Roughly three quarters of CAHs would operate at a loss. The number of CAHs… Read more »
Geographic Variation in the Profitability of Critical Access Hospitals
The NC Rural Health Research Program’s Findings Brief, Geographic Variation in the Profitability of Critical Access Hospitals, examines how the profitability of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) varies greatly across states and U.S. Census divisions. The decertification of CAHs and the loss of cost-based reimbursement are likely to reduce hospital profitability, with some states and regions… Read more »