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 [...]
States Expect Medicaid Enrollment, Spending to Rise in FY 2021
States expect to see their Medicaid enrollment and spending rise in FY 2021, driven by increases in unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and maintenance-of-effort requirements in legislation enacted earlier this year. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey of state Medicaid [...]
HHS Webinar Thursday
The Department of Health and Human Services will hold a webinar on Thursday, October 22 at 1:00 (eastern) about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent guidance explaining how it will implement an interim final rule that makes the [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, October 20
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund FAQ with a new question that appears on page 46 and [...]
