Most Critical Access Hospitals Would Not Meet The Location Requirements If Required To Re-Enroll In Medicare

August 1, 2013
In August 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General issued a report (OEI-05-12-00080) plotting the locations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other hospitals onto digital maps to determine whether CAHs would meet the location requirements if they were required to re-enroll in Medicare. Based on its analysis, nearly two-thirds of CAHs would not meet the location requirements if required to re-enroll. The vast majority of these CAHs would not meet the distance requirement. Recommendations to CMS (and CMS responses) are included in the report.
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