As we previously reported, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs back in March 2020 to allow providers and suppliers to apply for advances on their Medicare payments to offset their costs and losses incurred at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, then curbed the programs in ...
In June 2020, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and dental providers were able to apply to the Provider Relief Fund for funding of up to 2% of reported revenue from patient care. The initial deadline of July 20, 2020 was extended to August 3. Now, the Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline to August 28 ...
On August 3, 2020, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) issued Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Disease Clearance Guidance on determining when to release an individual from isolation and/or return the individual to work. The KDPH recommends a symptom-based strategy to determine resolution of COVID-19 clinical disease and ...
By Kathie McDonald-McClure During his COVID-19 update on August 6, 2020, Governor Andy Beshear said that the state will have new guidance and an order for bars and restaurants before his 4:00 pm update on Monday, August 10th. He said that the specifics have not yet been finalized. Nevertheless, he gave bars and restaurants a heads-up on what to ...
Just when employers thought they understood the FFCRA, a New York federal judge has thrown a curveball by striking down certain Department of Labor (DOL) regulations interpreting the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). If the decision stands, it will have wide-ranging effects for employers and employees nationwide. Let’s go ...
Most employers have implemented new policies to comply with OSHA’s requirement to provide a safe workplace and to limit the spread of COVID-19. These new policies typically include enhanced cleaning procedures, facemask and social distancing requirements, and limitations on business travel and in-person ...
On July 31, 2020, in a late Special Edition of the MLN News, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated that claims with dates of service on or after March 1, 2020, for physician telehealth services to Medicare Part A residents in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) had been erroneously denied. The denials resulted from SNF ...
On July 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that new procedure codes are being implemented to allow Medicare to identify the use of the therapeutics remdesivir and convalescent plasma for treating hospital in-patients with COVID-19. These codes will be effective August 1, 2020 and are intended to assist ...
On July 29, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated its FAQs published in response to inquiries from the healthcare community on the application of the OIG’s administrative enforcement authorities to arrangements connected to the COVID-19 public health emergency. More specifically, the ...
On July 28, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services released a new report showing utilization trends of telehealth services for fee-for-service Medicare services. Based on claims data collected from January through early June, the report found that in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and the waiver of ...
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