Grassley, Klobuchar urge CMS to prioritize Rural Emergency Hospital designation Thursday, June 10, 2021 2:58 PM Rural hospitals that close inpatient beds and revamp as standalone emergency rooms may receive more funding under a proposal being advocated by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, Bloomberg reported. Grassley authored the Rural Emergency Hospital Medicare payment measure, which was approved late last year as part of the nearly 6,000-page stimulus bill. It would provide a potential lifeline for rural hospitals by enabling them to change their status to qualify for additional funding. The two senators sent a letter this week to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging the agency to prioritize the new designation s implementation. A recent Government Accountability Office report found more than 100 rural hospitals have closed in 28 different states since 2013. If nothing is done, mor
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Others at the facility talked about being shoved to the ground by staff and having personal items like family photographs taken away.
The report says students were often improperly restrained and secluded at the Academy. Staffing at the private, for-profit facility was inadequate, and staff members were insufficient in reporting incidents. Equip for Equality said they lacked meaningful programming and treatment planning.
“We are an incredibly institutional state,” said Zena Naiditch, the president of Equip for Equality. Her organization has been investigating state-run facilities and providing legal assistance to people with disabilities for over 30 years.
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