Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are a CMS-designated provider type that receives enhanced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates to support affordable primary care access in rural shortage areas. RHCs employ teams of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants and are required to be located in a rural area with a shortage of primary care providers. Patients — including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries — benefit from local access to comprehensive primary care services without traveling long distances to urban health centers.
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Other programs in the same category that often go hand-in-hand.