Rural WNY hospitals to receive $9 million from feds

New legislation at the federal level will provide rural hospitals with $9 million over the next five years, helping to relieve at least a little bit of funding uncertainty. The funds come through the extension of two programs that were included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Both programs expired last October.  The Low-Volume Hospital (LVH) program provides funding to the rural hospitals deemed critical to the community but may not serve a high volume of pat ients. The Medicare-Dependent…
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