Sliding Fee Scale Discount Guide for CAHs and RHCs
Updated April 2022, this guide provides critical access hospital (CAH) and rural health clinic (RHC) executive and management teams with concepts and guidance in developing a Sliding Fee Scale Discount Program. It also assists in gaining an understanding of how sliding fee scale discount programs relate to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r) compliance and participation in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). In addition, content includes information about:
Reasons to implement a sliding fee scale discount program
Setting policies
Creating a sliding fee scale discount structure
Using a sliding fee scale discount in your organization
This presentation provides tips using examples from the Flex Program on working with subcontractors, stakeholders and partners in ways to demonstrate outcomes. The content includes a template budget tracking and program activity sheets as well as an example contract for services with a subcontractor.
This toolkit includes a survey of available resources from various governmental and non-profit organizations. It includes checklists and tools that are appropriate for all audiences, hospitals or clinics, including those in a rural setting.
The Summit was held to provide leaders with templates that improve organizational planning, strengthen actionable steps and operationalize key strategies to effectively transition to value.
The Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC), a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center, developed this four-part technical assistance series with support from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).