Congress Establishes New Medicare Provider Category and Reimbursement for Rural Emergency Hospitals
By EsqSocial Corporation 06/01/21
Year-end COVID-19 relief legislation approved by Congress established Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) as a new Medicare provider type effective January 1, 2023. REHs, defined as providers that furnish certain outpatient hospital services in rural areas, including emergency department services, will be reimbursed at a rate higher than the otherwise-applicable payment under the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). REHs will be subject to enrollment requirements and must comply...
By: McDermott Will & Emery