MedPAC Meets
Last 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 October agenda were: Medicare Advantage benchmark policy indirect medical education: current Medicare policy, concerns, and principles [...]
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 [...]
