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Safety Net Hospitals

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Targeted Distribution Questions

Rural/Small Metropolitan Areas

What was the formula used to make the Rural/Small Metropolitan Areas Targeted Distribution payments?

How was "small metropolitan area" and "rural" defined for these the Rural/Small Metropolitan Area Targeted Distribution payments?

What types of healthcare providers received a payment under the Rural/Small Metropolitan Areas Targeted Distribution?

Which data source did HHS use for the Rural/Small Metropolitan Areas Targeted Distribution payments for hospitals?

What was the formula used to make the Rural Distribution payment to rural hospitals?

How does HHS define rural for these payments?

COVID-19 High Impact Area

How was the second round of COVID-19 High Impact Area funds allocated?

How many payments did HHS make under the second COVID-19 High Impact Area Targeted Distribution?

What was the rationale behind requiring a minimum number of admissions or intensity of COVID-19 to be eligible for the second High Impact Area payment?

How is the second round of the COVID-19 High Impact Area Targeted Distribution different from the initial distribution of High Impact Funding?

Why is HHS targeting these hospitals for COVID-19 High Impact Area funding?

Should providers continue to update their High Impact data?

Skilled Nursing Facilities

What is the Skilled Nursing Facility funding amount and how did HHS determine the amount?

Which Skilled Nursing Facility providers received a payment under the SNF Distribution?

How will HHS disperse the Skilled Nursing Facility distribution payments?

What constituted a "certified" skilled nursing facility for purposes of the Targeted Distribution?

Indian Health Service

Which Indian Health Service (IHS) providers received a payment under the IHS Targeted Distribution?

How was IHS Distribution funding allocated across eligible entities? What was the formula used to make the IHS Distribution payment to IHS providers?

Which data sources did HHS use for operating costs for IHS and tribal hospitals? How recent was the data used?

How did HHS determine operating costs for IHS clinics and Urban Indian Health Organizations?

Safety Net Hospitals

What were the eligibility criteria for children's hospitals in order to receive a payment under the latest round of this Targeted Distribution?

What was the methodology/formula used to calculate children's hospital payments for this round of the Targeted Distribution of the Provider Relief Fund?

What data sources did HRSA use to determine payment for this round of the Safety Net Hospitals Targeted Distribution?

Why is HHS distributing a second round of payments under the Safety Net Hospitals Targeted Distribution?

How were hospitals determined to be eligible for the purpose of this second round of Safety Net Hospitals Targeted Distribution?

What was the methodology/formula used to calculate the payment for this second round of Safety Net Hospitals Targeted Distribution?

What data sources did HRSA use to determine eligibility for this second round of Safety Net Hospitals Targeted Distribution?

How was a safety net hospital defined for the purpose of the first round of targeted distribution payments?

What was the methodology/formula used to calculate safety net hospital distributions from the Provider Relief Fund?

How did HHS calculate "Net Profit Margin"?

Which year's Medicare cost report was used to calculate the Safety Net Hospital Targeted Distribution eligibility and payment?

Nursing Home Infection Control

What is the timeline for distributing quality incentive payments under this distribution?

If a provider purchases a facility that becomes eligible for a payment under the Quality Incentive Program for a given monthly reporting period, but the provider did not own the facility during the applicable reporting period, may the provider keep the payment?

How is the infection gateway calculated for determining eligibility for Quality Incentive Program payments under the Nursing Home Infection Control Distribution?

How will nursing homes qualify for funds under the quality incentive payment program as part of this distribution?

Are there different permissible uses of funds received as quality incentive payments compared to those for the funds distributed previously under the $2.5 billion Nursing Home Infection Control Distribution?

How will facilities be assessed for purposes of issuing incentive payments?

What is the Nursing Home Infection Control Distribution?

What is the funding amount for the Nursing Home Infection Control Distribution and how did HHS determine the amount?

Which nursing home providers received a payment under the Nursing Home Infection Control Targeted Distribution?

What are the permissible uses for this distribution?

How does this distribution differ from the Skilled Nursing Facility Targeted Distribution?

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