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Rural Health

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Rural Americans face different health disparities than urban Americans requiring the need for different rules and programs. National Rural Health Association’s Policy Institute helps facilitate state offices with their individual rural communities to remove barriers to healthcare access. The purpose is to ensure enough healthcare access and healthcare delivery systems to promote a healthy rural America.

All state Medicaid programs are required to recognize RHC service
RHC is exempt from the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
RHCs are in non-urbanized areas
For policy and advocacy issues: National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) Telephone: 866.306.1961
For RHC reimbursement questions: Contact your state Medicare Administrative Contractor(MAC).

Additional Links and Resources

RHC Rules and Guidelines

Rural Health Clinics - Rules and Guidelines

MLN – Rural Health Clinic

MLN Fact Sheet for Rural Health Clinics

CMS - RHC Center

CMS.gov - Rural Health Clinics Center

AHA Rural Health Care

American Hospital Association Rural Health Care

Access Hospitals Center

Critical Access Hospitals Center

Rural Health ODF

Rural Health Open Door Forum

State Rural Health Associations

Rural Health Clinics/ Federally Qualified Health Centers

Ch. 9 Medicare Claims Processing Manual

Rural Health Articles

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So How Do I Get Paid for This? APC, OPPS, IPPS, DRG?

August 21st, 2019

By Chris Woolstenhulme, QCC, CMCS, CPC, CMRS | Published August 21st, 2019

You know how to find a procedure code and you may even know how to do the procedure, but where does the reimbursement come from? It seems to be a mystery to many of us, so let's clear up some common confusion and review some of the main reimbursement systems. One of the ...

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Adjusting Your Collection Strategies to HDHPs

January 31st, 2018

By Ashley Choate | Published January 31st, 2018 - Last Review/Update March 29th, 2018

High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) are recent and growing trend in healthcare that is probably here to stay, regardless of the future changes to the national healthcare system or federal regulations.....

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New Payment Model launched by CMS- Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced).

January 10th, 2018

By Chris Woolstenhulme, QCC, CMCS, CPC, CMRS | Published January 10th, 2018

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Rural Health Tips

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Rural Health Webinars

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Rural Health Resources/Links

Reimbursement Guides
2020 Edition

Find-A-Code's 2020 specialty specific Reimbursement Guides give you the coding, billing, and documentation support you need to get paid properly and keep it.