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Feds Update Provider Relief Fund Spending, Reporting Requirements
/in coronavirus, COVID 19 /by Joseph SteinbockThe Department of Health and Human Services has revised its requirements for reporting on and expending CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payments. Today HHS and its Health Resources and Services Administration announced that they have increased the amount of time providers will have to report information and extended key deadlines for expending Provider Relief Fund […]
Hospitals Lower on Resources Less Likely to Help Patients See Health Data
/in NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, private safety-net hospitals, safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockHospitals with fewer resources are less likely to offer app-based approaches that enable their patients to see their medical data, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the federal agency that oversees such matters. While patient access to their data has increased markedly in recent years, investment in the technology […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, June 10
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicare /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 10. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House Health Policy News The White House has released a memo titled “What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against The […]
Low Payments Aren’t Only Factor Keeping Docs Away From Medicaid
/in Medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockIt has long been assumed that low payments are the primary reason doctors choose not to serve Medicaid patients. It now appears, though, that there may be another, no-less important reason: challenges associated with billing Medicaid. A new study found that doctors struggle to do busine ss with Medicaid more than they do with other […]
New Health Care Leaders Share Priorities
/in Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, Medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockNew leaders at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation are quickly making their priorities known to health care industry stakeholders. For new CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, her priority is coverage. She has declared that “Our focus is going to be on making sure regulations and policies […]