Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board
Coronavirus Update for May 19, 2020
Coronavirus update for May 19, 2020 as of 2:30 p.m. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has updated its FAQ for the distribution of CARES Act money through the Provider Relief Fund on three occasions in the past two weeks. Go here to see the changes, which are identified within the document. HHS is providing $11 billion in new funding to support COVID-19 testing to states, territories, and tribes. States must submit to HHS their projected month-to-month testing plans and capabilities for the rest of calendar year 2020. [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 18, 2020
COVID-19 update for Monday, May 18 as of 2:30 p.m. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has posted a compendium of COVID-19-related flexibilities it has authorized for ambulance services during the COVID-19 crisis. CMS has updated its collections of COVID-19-related waiver flexibilities for several types of health care providers. For health care providers, a new section on ambulance services and the Medicare ground ambulance data collection system (p. 29). For hospitals, new provisions addressing specific life safety code matters for hospitals (p. 3); expanded ability for hospitals to offer [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 15, 2020
Coronavirus update for Friday, May 15 as of 2:30 p.m. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS released a bulletin that gives guidance to states on how to temporarily modify provider payment methodologies and capitation rates under their Medicaid managed care contracts to address the impact of the COVID-19 emergency while preserving systems of care and access to services for Medicaid beneficiaries. See CMS’s announcement of the bulletin here and find the bulletin itself here. CMS updated its COVID-19 FAQ on Medicare fee-for-serving billing with new information about accountable care [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 14, 2020
Coronavirus update for Thursday, May 14 as of 3:00 p.m. Department of Health and Human Services HHS is sending out its largest distribution of remdesivir this week. As of this week, HHS will have sent out 40 percent of its current supply. The drug is being sent to state health departments, which will distribute it to hospitals. Hospitals are being asked to update their data on COVID and suspected COVID inpatients and ICU patients on a weekly basis via the teletracking portal. The next deadline is Monday, May 18 at midnight. Once the federal supply is exhausted [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 13, 2020
Coronavirus update for Wednesday, May 13 as of 2:30 p.m. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has posted an FAQ on price transparency and requirements for providers to make public their cash prices for COVID-19 diagnostic testing. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The CDC has updated its FAQs for health care personnel working among and around patients who have or are suspected of having COVID-19. The CDC has updated its resources for hospitals and health care professionals preparing for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The CDC has [...]