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Sole Community Hospital (SCH)

A hospital located in a rural area that is the only hospital providing inpatient services to residents of its community, making it essential for local healthcare.

Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH)

A small, rural hospital with 100 beds or less where Medicare patients make up a large percentage of its total inpatient days or discharges.

Rebasing

The process of changing the base year used to calculate a hospital's Medicare payments, often done to update the payment formula with more recent or favorable cost data.

Cost Reporting Period

A 12-month financial period for which a hospital reports its costs and charges to Medicare, typically aligned with the hospital's fiscal year.

Target Amount

A historical baseline amount used in Medicare's payment system to determine how much a hospital is paid for certain services, often adjusted for inflation and other factors.

Low-Volume Hospital Program

A Medicare program that provides increased payments to hospitals, typically in rural areas, that serve a small number of Medicare patients, helping them stay financially viable.