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Posting Date: 04/13/2020
Immediate Infusion of $30 Billion into Health Care System
Immediate Infusion of $30 Billion into Health Care System Recognizing the importance of delivering funds in a fast and transparent manner, $30 billion is being distributed immediately through a program administered by the Department of Health [...]
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Posting Date: 06/26/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, June 26, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, June 26, 2020 COVID-19: SNF Benefit Period Waiver, HHAs Proposed Rule, Ending Nursing Home Blanket Waiver HHAs: Proposed Payment and Policy Changes and Home Infusion Therapy Benefit for CY 2021 [...]
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Posting Date: 06/22/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, June 19, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, June 19, 2020 Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Testing for Nursing Home Residents and Patients Today, the CMS has instructed Medicare Administrative Contractors and notified Medicare Advantage plans to [...]
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Posting Date: 08/03/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, July 31, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, July 31, 2020 FY 2021 Medicare Payment Policies for IPFs, SNFs, and Hospices CMS Updates Medicare Payment Policies for IPFs, SNFs, and Hospices COVID-19: Coverage of Physician Telehealth Services [...]
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Posting Date: 07/20/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, July 17, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, July 17, 2020 COVID-19: Nursing Home Testing, SNF Benefit Period Waiver MLN Matters Special Edition Article SE20011 Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the [...]
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Posting Date: 12/18/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, December 18, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, December 18, 2020 COVID-19: Add-on Payment for New Treatments CMS issued an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period, which established the New COVID-19 Treatments Add-on Payment (NCTAP) under the [...]
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Posting Date: 08/28/2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, August 28, 2020
MLN Connects® Special Edition for Friday, August 28, 2020 CMS Offers Comprehensive Support for Louisiana and Texas with Hurricane Laura On August 27, CMS announced efforts underway to support Louisiana and Texas in response to Hurricane [...]
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Posting Date: 08/05/2020
MACs Resume Medical Review on a Post-Payment Basis
MACs Resume Medical Review on a Post-Payment Basis To protect the Medicare Trust Fund against inappropriate payments, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are resuming fee-for-service medical review activities. Beginning August 17, the [...]
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