Increased Medicare support for hospital-based nursing and health schools.
This Act expands the range of educational costs that hospitals can claim as reasonable expenses under the Medicare program, thereby supporting nursing and allied health education programs. The change aims to increase the number of qualified medical personnel, potentially improving the accessibility and quality of healthcare for citizens. Furthermore, the Act mandates the refunding of costs to hospitals that were previously recouped or reduced over the past six years under older rules.
Key points
Hospitals can now include a broader range of costs related to training nurses and allied health professionals in their Medicare cost reports, including costs incurred by related entities.
The law prohibits future recoupment of these costs and mandates the refunding of payments that were reduced or recouped from hospitals over the last six years under previous regulations.
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