The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) has released a Rural Crosswalk: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 (also attached via Connect). This new resource documents all current COVID-19-related waivers and flexibilities issued by CMS that impact Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Critical Access Hospitals, rural hospitals generally, and long-term care facilities, and describes the significance of each provision for these rural providers and facilities. This new resource can be found here: www.cms.gov/files/document/…
The Crosswalk is divided into six sections for easy navigation:
- Telehealth
- CMS Hospitals Without Walls
- Patients Over Paperwork
- Workforce
- Payment
- Additional guidance
CMS OMH created the Rural Crosswalk to boost providers’ understanding of the many CMS regulatory waivers and new rules that have been issued in response to COVID-19 since the start of the emergency declaration.
For more information and resources for rural providers, please visit go.cms.gov/ruralhealth. You can also contact us at RuralHealth@cms.hhs.gov or reach out to one of the CMS Regional Rural Health Coordinators.