Coronavirus Update for April 3, 2020
The following is the latest information from federal regulators and others as of 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 3. NASH Writes to Secretary Azar NASH has written to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asking him to distribute, as [...]
NASH Asks Azar to Distribute CARES Act Money Now
“Distribute as soon as possible the $100 billion designated in the [CARES] Act to assist health care providers as they deal head-on with the biggest public health crisis our country has faced in more than a century,” NASH asked Health [...]
Coronavirus Update: April 2, 2020
The following is the latest information from federal regulators and others as of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The CDC has published official and detailed ICD-10-CM coding and reporting guidelines for COVID-19 and COVID-19-related medical [...]
Coronavirus Update: April 1, 2020
Coronavirus Update: April 1, 2020. Medicaid DSH The following is a revised schedule of Medicaid DSH allotment cuts. Before CARES After CARES FFY 2020 $4 Billion $0 FFY 2021 $8 Billion $4 Billion FFY 2022 $8 Billion $8 Billion [...]
Coronavirus Update: March 31, 2020
Coronavirus Update: March 31, 2020. Yesterday the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a major update of Medicare and Medicaid regulations that included blanket waivers of a large number of Medicare and Medicaid regulations and requirements. The [...]
Coronavirus Update for March 30, 2020
NASH's coronavirus update for March 30, 2020 as of 4:15 today. The White House Vice President Pence has written to all hospitals asking them to provide to the Department of Health and Human Services daily statistics on all of their [...]
Coronavirus Update: March 27, 2020
Coronavirus Update: March 27, 2020: The following is the latest information from Congress, federal regulators, and others as of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27. Congress The House of Representatives passed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security [...]
MedPAC Offers 2021 Medicare Rate Recommendations
MedPAC has recommended to Congress changes in Medicare payment rates in the coming year. In its annual report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended the following rate changes: acute-care hospitals – a two percent rate increase and a [...]
NASH Asks Feds for Resources for Hospitals
Private safety-net hospitals will need federal financial support to help in the fight against COVID-19. That was the message the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals sent in a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Seema Verma. The [...]
The Latest CMS and CDC Info on COVID-19 Measures
CMS updates COVID-19 guidelines, regulations, the waiving of regulations, and more daily on the “Current Emergencies” page of the CMS website. Find it here. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regularly posts COVIS-19 updates of its [...]
