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Rural Emergency Hospitals – CY 2023 OPPS Final Rule Includes Additional Information on New Medicare Provider Type

Health Law Advisor

Announced in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) will be a new type of Medicare provider starting January 1, 2023. Existing CAHs and rural hospitals with fewer than 50 beds will be eligible to convert to an REH.

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Stark Law and REH Proposal – A Call for Comments

Hall Render

On July 26, 2022, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (“CMS”) published the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OOPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment System Proposed Rule. Background. Once a facility converts to an REH, it cannot provide inpatient services. New Stark Exception.