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Critical Access Hospitals: "Critical Access Hospital Update": As of August 1, 2002, there were 657 certified Critical Access Hospitals(CAHS) and numerous others involved in the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (Flex Program). Source: "Rural Policy Research Institute, RHFP Tracking Project". "State Medicaid Payment Policies for Critical Access Hospitals": Although Medicaid revenue represents a comparatively small share of Critical Access Hospitals’ (CAHs) overall business (7.2% of all days, on average), Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (Flex Program) officials continue to report that these revenues are important to rural hospitals and that Medicaid reimbursement policies are a significant factor in deciding whether to convert to CAH status. Source: "Rural Policy Research Institute, RHFP Tracking Project".

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