From Modern Healthcare (hat tip: Ed Gaines):
Rural hospital CEOs are hoping last month’s Supreme Court ruling that ended decades of deference to federal agencies could lead to revised criteria for the critical access hospital program.
Hospitals that have been excluded from the program are expected to sue the federal government, and if those lawsuits are successful, it could cause the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to overhaul certain regulations and expand eligibility, healthcare lawyers said.
“Most of the hospital associations advocating for these small rural hospitals believe this could be an important relief valve to save many of these 800 hospitals who may seek such a change in designation, although not all are interested in such a change,” said Michael Topchik, national leader for the Chartis Center for Rural Health, which advises providers.
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