MedPAC Meets
Earlier this week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. to discuss a number of Medicare payment issues. Among the issues on MedPAC’s November agenda were: expansion of telehealth in Medicare report on Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, November 10
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10. Food and Drug Administration The FDA has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab for the [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, November 5
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5. Provider Relief Fund A reminder that applications for Phase 3 general distribution payments are due Friday, November 6. HHS has updated [...]
MACPAC Meets
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met for two days last week in Washington, D.C. The following is MACPAC’s own summary of the sessions. The October 2020 MACPAC meeting opened with a panel discussion on restarting Medicaid eligibility [...]
Most Hospitals Fined by Medicare Over Readmissions
More than 80 percent of all hospitals subject to Medicare’s hospital readmissions reduction program, and half of all of hospitals in the country, will be penalized in FY 2021 under that program because they have what Medicare considers to be [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, November 3
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Provider Relief Fund A reminder that applications for Phase 3 general distribution payments are due November 6. HHS has made one [...]
Off-Again, On-Again Public Charge Rule is Off Again
A federal rule that would have limited immigration to the U.S. for people who might at some point become dependent on public aid programs has been put on hold again by a federal judge. Implementation of the rule, delayed by [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, October 30
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, October 30. Provider Relief Fund A reminder that applications for Phase 3 general distribution payments are due November 6. Another reminder that HHS [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, October 26
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:45 p.m. on Monday, October 26. Provider Relief Fund: Webcast on Phase 3 General Distribution Applications for the Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 general distribution are now [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, October 22
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 22. Provider Relief Fund HHS has announced that it is updating its most recent Provider Relief Fund reporting instructions to broaden how [...]
