Congress Gives Hospitals Medicaid DSH Relief
Medicaid DSH allocations to states will not be reduced right away thanks to a new continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 11. The Medicare disproportionate share allocation cuts to the states, mandated by the Affordable Care Act [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, October 7
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Updated Hospital Data Reporting Requirements CMS has issued guidance in support of an interim [...]
Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Rising in Pandemic
Medicaid enrollment rose 6.2 percent and CHIP enrollment 0.5 percent during the first four months of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports. The enrollment increase can be traced to rising unemployment, with many [...]
NASH Submits Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Regulation
NASH has submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to that agency’s proposed 2021 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system rule. That rule describes how CMS proposes paying hospitals for Medicare-covered fee-for-service outpatient care in [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, October 6
The Department of Health and Human Services is now providing extensive information about its planned Phase 3 distribution of Provider Relief Funds. Background Last Thursday HHS announced the planned distribution of $20 billion in new funding for providers on the [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, October 5
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:45 p.m. on Monday, October 5. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund information about the Phase 3 general distribution that was announced last week. [...]
Payer Mix to Change, Providers Anticipate
Health care providers expect to serve higher proportions of Medicaid and uninsured patients in the coming year, according to a new survey. The shift will be driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which as unemployment remains high is leading to fewer [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, October 1
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 1. NASH Advocacy NASH has written to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asking HHS to abandon its new methodology for calculating [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, September 29
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:30 p.m. on Monday, September 29. Provider Relief Fund HHS has revised its Provider Relief Fund FAQ with updated information about the tax identification number (TIN) validation process [...]
Public Charge Rule Takes Effect
The “public charge rule” that the administration introduced in 2019, only to have it challenged in the courts, is now being enforced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services after a federal court lifted an injunction on its implementation. The [...]
