Medicare Increases COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Reimbursement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is increasing the Medicare payment amount for administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Effective for COVID-19 vaccines administered...
Federal Health Insurance Marketplace Expands Financial Assistance Under American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) into law on March 11, 2021. The ARP is the fourth COVID-19 relief...
HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund FAQ with Cost-Based Reimbursement Impact
​The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released additional guidance on the use of provider relief funds (PRF). The guidance...
CMS Announces $2.3 million for Navigators to Support Special Enrollment Period
​The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced approximately $2.3 million in additional funding for current Navigator grantees in Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) states...
CMS Issues Additional COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Coverage Guidance
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) alongside the Department of Labor and Department of the Treasury issued new guidance related to COVID-19...
CMS Issues New Guidance for Hospitals Regarding Mass Vaccinations
Additional Guidance is now available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding updated guidance about mass vaccination events either on campus...
FBI Notification- Telephony Denial of Service Attacks and Disruption of Emergency Call Center Operations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to provide awareness regarding Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) attacks. TDoS...
Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding healthcare professionals seeing patients from the areas affected by recent winter storms to maintain...
Registration Open for Provider Relief Fund Recipients of Payments Exceeding $10,000
Recipients of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments exceeding $10,000 in aggregate must register in the Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal. At present, there is no...
HHS Issues Federal Poverty Level Guidelines for 2021
​The United States Department of Health and Human Services released the poverty guidelines for 2021. The federal poverty guidelines are used to determine financial...
