The Flex Program has two goals: first to provide training and support to Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) as they seek to improve services, and second to support hospitals seeking a CAH designation.
Apply for the 2022-2023 Flex Program Scholarships
2022 – 2023 Scholarship Availability
September 1, 2022, through November 30, 2022.
February 1, 2023 through April 30, 2023.
July 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023.
Flex Program reimbursement scholarship funds are available to support anyone working at a CAH (example: dietary, maintenance, housekeeping as well as billing and coding and clinical personnel). Flex scholarships are also available for rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel. Training scholarships have to advance one of the Flex program goals. These goals are: quality, finances, operations, population health or EMS system development.
Approval of funds will be on a case-by-case basis. To receive the application link, email the Flex Program Manager or wyo.ruralhealth@wyo.gov.
Reporting Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) measures is a requirement for Flex scholarship funding. For information on MBQIP please contact the Flex Program Manager.
This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U2WRH33330-01-00 Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program and 0% financed with nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements to be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.