Representative Ron Kind last week introduced the bipartisan Rural and Underserved Small Hospital Protection Act. Known as the RUSH Act, the legislation will update the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act to help ensure rural health clinics across have the resources they need to provide care for patients in rural and underserved communities. The Wisconsin Democrat says, “We must continue to support our outstanding rural health care providers and protect access to care for rural communities.” Kind says the RUSH Protection Act provides clarity after changes were made to the Rural Health Clinic reimbursement rules. Rural Health Clinics play a vital role in providing access to care for rural communities and have been on the frontlines of combatting COVID-19 in rural regions. However, due to a drafting error in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, many are affiliated with critical access hospitals that opened in 2020 and face significant Medicare payment cuts. Kind says the legislation will correct this mistake.
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