COVID-19 Provisions in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
Congress passed the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, President Trump signed the bill on December 27, 2020. The legislation includes $1.4 trillion in funding for...
HHS Begins Phase 3 COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Distribution
​The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the completed review of the Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) applications...
AHA, AMA and ANA Release Letter Urging Health Care Workers to get COVID-19 Vaccine
Earlier this week, the American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), and the American Nurses Association (ANA) released an open letter to all...
CMS Issues 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
​On December 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2021 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory...
HHS Publishes COVID-19 Hospital Facility Level Data
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began publishing COVID-19 hospital facility level data on December 7, 2020. Hospitals are currently required...
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...
Bogus EFT Forms
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General is currently investigating a fraud scheme in which bogus electronic fund...
CMS Releases Report to Congress on State Strategies to Provide Housing Related Supports to...
​In accordance with Section 1017 of the SUPPORT Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has compiled a report to Congress on...
Fraud Alert: Speaker Programs
This Special Fraud Alert highlights the fraud and abuse risks associated with the offer, payment, solicitation, or receipt of remuneration relating to speaker programs...
CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data
​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized 1,092 nursing homes where 50% or more of their staff have completed CMS training....
