A Review of State Flex Program Plans 2004-2005 (Briefing Paper #10)

Authors

Stephanie L. Loux MS, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Maine Rural Health Research Center
John A. Gale MS, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Maine Rural Health Research CenterFollow
Anush Yousefian Hansen MS,MA, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Maine Rural Health Research Center
Andrew F. Coburn PhD, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Maine Rural Health Research CenterFollow
Walter Gregg MA, MPH, University of Minnesota, Rural Health Research Center

Document Type

Briefing Paper

Publication Date

3-1-2001

Keywords

MRHRC

Abstract

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) which consists of two separate but complementary components:

• a Medicare reimbursement component that provides approved cost-based reimbursement for certified Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and
• a state grant component administered by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) to strengthen the rural healthcare infrastructure using CAHs as the hubs of organized systems of care.

This briefing paper focuses on the state grant component of the Flex Program, examining the objectives and project activities proposed by states in their Flex Program grant applications for Fiscal Year 2004 and highlights recent trends in State Flex Program planning, development, and implementation. Both an executive summary document and the full report are available for download below.

Topics

State Flex Programs

Recommended Citation

Loux, Stephanie L. MS; Gale, John A. MS; Hansen, Anush Yousefian MS,MA; Coburn, Andrew F. PhD; and Gregg, Walter MA, MPH, "A Review of State Flex Program Plans 2004-2005 (Briefing Paper #10)" (2001). Rural Hospitals (Flex Program). 46.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/rural_hospitals/46