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Key CMS Final Rule 2026 Changes for Rural Healthcare

January 21, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways on CMS Final Rule 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its CMS final rule 2026 policy changes for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on October 31, 2025.1 Actual changes go into effect on or after January 1, 2026. Other recent regulatory changes are also finalized. Changes that will

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What Are RVUs in Healthcare and How Are they Calculated?

January 16, 2026 No Comments

Key Takeaways: What Are RVUs in Healthcare RVUs stands for Relative Value Units. RVUs in healthcare are non-monetary units used to quantify the value of medical services. RVUs reflect the relative amount of work, practice expense, and malpractice risk used to deliver different procedures or services. Each service or procedure provided is assigned an RVU

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How to Maximize Reimbursements for Rural Health Clinics

December 26, 2025 No Comments

Key Takeaways to Maximize RHC Reimbursements In 2023, hospitals absorbed $130 billion in Medicare and Medicaid underpayments — a roughly 14% annual increase over 2019.1 And underpayments are one reason providers can benefit from knowing how to maximize reimbursements for rural health clinics (RHCs). Why? Because a higher portion of RHC payments come from public sources compared

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Critical Access Hospital Requirements for Care Centers in Transition

December 22, 2025 No Comments

Critical access hospitals (CAHs) get financial protection and access to government resources to support care in rural areas. Hospitals are only eligible for the CAH designation if they participate in the Medicare program. To earn the CAH designation, facilities also need to meet certain critical access hospital requirements. Criteria include distance, type of facility, staffing,

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Understanding Internet Options for Rural Areas

December 16, 2025 No Comments

Key Takeaways for Internet Options in Rural Areas Access to reliable high-speed Internet is missing from too many rural communities. And that limits access to essential healthcare services, which impacts patient care. It also plays a key role in connecting underserved communities to essential other resources and opportunities. But major Internet service providers (ISPs) are

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Procedure Code G2211 for Telehealth and More

December 9, 2025 No Comments

Key Takeaways for the G2211 Procedure Code Last updated December 9, 2025 Procedure code G2211 is a Medicare-specific billing code used as an add-on to codes for standard office, home, or telehealth outpatient and management (E/M) visits. It recognizes the complexity providers face in managing complex conditions and ongoing care needs.  In this article, I

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