Healthcare providers who took advantage of Medicare’s COVID Accelerated & Advance Payment loans received a significant repayment extension from the recently enacted Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act. READ MORE
Healthcare providers affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) can now apply for additional funds through the third General Distribution allocation of the Provider Relief Fund, established and funded through two emergency spending bills, namely the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act.
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The AMA recently released a new CPT code intended to be billed for additional expenses incurred because of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Starting September 8, 2020, 99072 can account for both additional clinical staff time as well as additional supplies required specifically because of the PHE during office-based visits. READ MORE
CMS recently published the latest proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which updates payment rates and policies for 2021. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes for anesthesiologists. READ MORE
More money from the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund is headed to hospitals and long-term care facilities in areas most impacted by COVID-19, but for providers who opted for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments, recoupment is set to begin soon unless Congress intervenes. READ MORE
Medicaid and CHIP providers, along with safety net hospitals that serve our most vulnerable citizens, will finally get their portion of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. READ MORE
Providers now have 90 days to attest to receiving payments from CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and accept the terms and conditions. READ MORE
Providers who test and treat uninsured patients for COVID-19 can be reimbursed through the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program, funded by the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Here’s what providers need to know to get started and submit their own claims. READ MORE
Providers now have 45 days to attest to receiving payments from CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and accept the terms and conditions. READ MORE
Healthcare providers around the country will start to receive more of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund in the coming days, including $20 billion from the general distribution and funds for testing and treating uninsured COVID-19 patients. READ MORE
