Critical Access Hospital Program (CAH) Helping
21 rural WI hospitals are now classified as ëcritical accessí hospitals (CAHs); _ 12 more in pipeline.
Under 15 beds and average stay < 96 hours.
Receive Medicare payments based on allowable costs for inpatient and outpatient services (only).
The federal definition of allowable costs is about 90% of what accountants typical define as costs & nothing paid towards ongoing program/facility development or towards the uncompensated care of other patients.