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Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2024
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Introduced on November 13, 2024 by
Margaret Wood Hassan
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Last updated 11/16/2024
Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Rural Flex program.
Provides support for critical access hospitals, certified rural health clinics, and rural emergency hospitals.
Focuses on quality improvement, performance improvements, and addressing population health.
Includes provisions for converting critical access hospitals to rural emergency hospitals.
Conducts outreach regarding payments for direct graduate medical education costs.
Defines eligible small rural hospitals and outlines grant application processes.
Grants are to be distributed equally among eligible small rural hospitals.
Funds can be used for purchasing software, staff training, and delivery system reform programs.
Updates funding provisions to ensure ongoing support in subsequent fiscal years.