Guest Column: Policy would have catastrophic impact
CMS PROPOSAL WOULD SEVERELY LIMIT REPLACEMENT FACILITIES FOR CAHs By Alan P. Richman On April 25, 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a policy change relating to the designation of critical access hospitals (CAHs) as necessary providers. The rule: CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed Rule (FY 2006) prohibits […]
