HRSA COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement for the Uninsured Program Pays over 5 Million Claims
On June 17, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that their COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing, Treatment,...
CMS issues report to Congress on telehealth in Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a report to Congress on Nov. 15 detailing the state of telehealth in the Medicare...
CMS Announces Expansion of Medicare Accelerated Payment Program
Expanded eligibility during the COVID-19 emergency will allow expedited payments to Medicare providers and suppliers.
Building on provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
Updated MedPAC Payment Basics series now available
MedPAC announced the release of the updated 2018 Medicare Payment Basics series. View the documents in the series, which provide an overview of 20...
Improvements Announced for Medicare RAC Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced
several improvements to the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program,
seeking to reduce providers’ burden by better...
CMS Expands Hospitals Without Walls Program
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the Hospitals Without Walls program to include Acute Hospital Care at Home and additional...
SDAHO supports Rounds’ IHS audit bill
On Nov. 8 the Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing on U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds’ Indian Health Services (IHS) Assessment legislation, S.465. Sen....
CMS Guidance on Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued additional guidance for laboratories that are required to report private payer data for laboratory tests...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously in Favor of AHA, Others in 340B Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled unanimously in favor of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and others, reversing a 2020 court of appeals decision...
US Department of Labor Announces $80m Funding Opportunity to Address Shortage of Nurses
The unprecedented demands that the pandemic placed on the nation’s nurses – combined with retirements and an aging workforce – have greatly increased the...
