How the Medicare Wage Index disadvantages rural areas
Senator Warner co-sponsored legislation aimed at reforming the Medicare Wage Index to benefit healthcare facilities in low-wage areas.
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Senator Warner co-sponsored legislation aimed at reforming the Medicare Wage Index to benefit healthcare facilities in low-wage areas.
The Medicare Wage Index (MWI) is exacerbating financial instability for rural hospitals by creating a cycle of low reimbursement that hinders staffing and service expansion. New bipartisan legislation seeks to establish a funding floor, though analysts argue deeper structural reforms to the formula are necessary.
Sponsor of the Save Struggling Hospitals Act
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