Sen. Tester Introduces Legislation to Bring Back Emergency Services to Rural Communities
April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release:
As a part of his continued work to strengthen rural health care systems and ensure that all Montanans have access to emergency services, U.S. Senator Jon Tester introduced his bipartisan Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act to ensure that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in rural, mountainous areas to be able to operate ambulatory services under a special enhanced Medicare payment model.
As a part of his continued work to strengthen rural health care systems and ensure that all Montanans have access to emergency services, U.S. Senator Jon Tester introduced his bipartisan Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act to ensure that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in rural, mountainous areas to be able to operate ambulatory services under a special enhanced Medicare payment model.