Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings
The Biden-Harris Administration will require COVID-19 vaccination of staff within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities to protect both them and patients from the virus...
American Medical Association Published Eight New COVID-19 Vaccine Codes
The American Medical Association (AMA) last week published eight new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for providers administering COVID-19 vaccines. The codes are used...
Emergency Rural Health Care Grants Now Available
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Office, is now accepting applications for Emergency Rural Health Care Grants, which is part of...
340B Program HRSA Recertification Period for Hospitals Ends September 13
The 340B Program HRSA Recertification period of Hospitals is from August 16 - September 13, 2021. As of today, only 68.72% of Critical Access...
Study: Diabetes increasing among U.S. youth
The estimated number of U.S. residents under age 20 with type 1 diabetes increased 45% from 2001 to 2017 to 215 per 100,000, while...
CMS Expands Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations
To ensure Medicare beneficiaries who have difficulty leaving their homes or are otherwise hard-to-reach to receive the vaccination, health care providers can now receive...
HRSA Extends Deadline to Apply for Health Care Workforce Resilience Grants
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has extended to September 20 the deadline for health care providers, associations and federally qualified health centers...
FAQs Released on Federal Transparency and No Surprises Act Regulations
On August 20, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (“the departments”) released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related...
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine,...
Hospitals with COVID-19 Surges to Contact State Survey Agency, CMS Regional Offices about Potential...
In evaluating whether to temporarily suspend survey activities if a hospital experiences a COVID-19 surge, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in...
