About TASC
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, a nationwide initiative that established the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) as a new category of hospital eligible for cost based Medicare reimbursement.
The Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) supports the work of the state offices of rural health and other healthcare organizations by providing technical assistance, information, and process tools to rural communities.
TASC is funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration's Office of Rural Health Policy and administered by the Rural Health Resource Center, a private, non-profit organization.
 Terry Hill Executive Director |
 Tami Lichtenberg Program Manager |
 Emily Nicholson Program Coordinator |
 Summer Fosdick Program Coordinator |
 Kate Stenehjem Information Specialist |
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Advisory Committee Members |
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Steve Hirsch, Project Officer Federal Office of Rural Health Policy |
Kip Smith, Chair Montana Health Research and Education Foundation |
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John Barnas Michigan Center for Rural Health |
Steve Baron Colorado Health & Hospital Association |
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Larry Baronner Pennsylvania State University |
Marlene Miller Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota |
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Lance Keilers Ballinger Memorial Hospital, Texas |
Dan Manz Vermont Office of EMS & Injury Prevention |
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Alan Morgan National Rural Health Association |
Ira Moscovice University of Minnesota |
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Brock Slaback Fields Memorial Hospital, Mississippi |
John Supplitt American Hospital Association |
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Gary Wingrove Gold Cross Ambulance |
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Technical Assistance and Services Center 600 E. Superior Street, Suite 404 Duluth, MN 55802 218-727-9390, Fax: 218-727-9392 E-Mail: tasc@ruralcenter.org |
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