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Feds Delay Stark Rule, Anti-Kickback Update
An update of regulations that limit the ability of doctors to refer patients for care to sources in which those doctors have a financial interest will wait as long as another year, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS had previously proposed regulations updating current guidelines, essentially easing them, but provider comment was so great – often, saying that the easing of the guidelines did not go far enough – that the agency decided to step back and review the situation. In a public inspection version of [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, August 27
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 27. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has provided new guidance on completing Medicare reports: specifically, how providers should report Provider Relief Fund payments, uninsured charges reimbursed through the uninsured program administered by HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration, and Small Business Administration loan forgiveness amounts. The new information can be found in CMS’s updated COVID-19 FAQ on Medicare fee-for-service billing, in questions 2 through 8 on pages 99-102. The Families [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, August 26
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26. Provider Relief Fund The deadline to apply for General Distribution Phase 2 Provider Relief Funds for Medicaid, CHIP, dental, and certain Medicare providers, previously this Friday, August 28, has been extended to September 13. Entities that received payments from the initial $30 million distribution and the subsequent $20 million distribution are eligible to apply for additional funding if those payments do not equal at least two percent of their annual net patient revenue. Go here [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, August 24
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 24. Provider Relief Fund: A Reminder The deadline to apply for General Distribution Phase 2 Provider Relief Funds for Medicaid, CHIP, dental, and certain Medicare providers is this Friday, August 28. Entities that received payments from the initial $30 million distribution and the subsequent $20 million distribution are eligible to apply for additional funding if those payments do not equal at least two percent of their annual net patient revenue. Go here for information about eligibility [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, August 21
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS had updated its COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers and flexibilities for health care providers. Among those flexibilities, CMS has postponed the September 1, 2020 deadline to submit wage index reclassification applications to the Medicare geographic classification review board due to COVID-19. The deadline has been pushed back until 15 days after the public display date of the FY 2021 IPPS/LTCH final rule by the [...]