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Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, October 7
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Updated Hospital Data Reporting Requirements CMS has issued guidance in support of an interim final regulation presenting its COVID-19 data reporting requirements for hospitals as a condition for continued participation in Medicare and Medicaid. The daily reporting requirements apply to all types of hospitals except for the following, for which reporting is required weekly: psychiatric hospitals distinct part psych hospitals Medicaid only psychiatric hospitals Medicaid [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, October 6
The Department of Health and Human Services is now providing extensive information about its planned Phase 3 distribution of Provider Relief Funds. Background Last Thursday HHS announced the planned distribution of $20 billion in new funding for providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this Phase 3 General Distribution allocation, providers that have already received Provider Relief Fund payments are invited to apply for additional funding that considers financial losses and increased expenses experienced due to COVID-19. Previously ineligible providers, such as those that began practicing in [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, October 5
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:45 p.m. on Monday, October 5. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund information about the Phase 3 general distribution that was announced last week. Go here for information on how to apply for Phase 3 funding and here for the terms and conditions for Phase 3 payments. Today is the first day for providers to apply for Phase 3 funding; the application deadline is November 6. HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund FAQ [...]
Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Rising in Pandemic
Medicaid enrollment rose 6.2 percent and CHIP enrollment 0.5 percent during the first four months of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports. The enrollment increase can be traced to rising unemployment, with many people losing their employer-sponsored health insurance. The new figures cover five months, from February through June, the latter four of which marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information comes from CMS’s first monthly “Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Trends Snapshot.” Go here for CMS’s news release explaining its new [...]
Payer Mix to Change, Providers Anticipate
Health care providers expect to serve higher proportions of Medicaid and uninsured patients in the coming year, according to a new survey. The shift will be driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which as unemployment remains high is leading to fewer patients with commercial insurance and more with Medicaid or no insurance all, according to provider financial executives. Learn more about the reimbursement changes health care providers expect to see over the next twelve months in the Healthcare Dive article “Provider finance execs bracing for unfavorable shift in payer mix, survey [...]