COVID-19
Update
COVID-19
Update
CARES Act Relief Loans
(information subject to change)
- 06.17.20 Reporting Requirements for All Provider Relief Fund Payments.pdf
- 06.17.20 - HHS.gov - HHS Announces Additional Distributions from the Provider Relief Fund
- 05.21.20 - HHS.gov - CARES Act Tranche 2 Distribution Information.pdf
- 04.20.20 - ACEP.org - Financial Support for Health Care Practitioners
- 04.20.20 - covid19.linkhealth.com - CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Payment Attestation Portal Opens
- 04.20.20 - RACmonitor.com - Congressional Stalemate Over More Covid-1 9 Aid
- 04.14.20 - US Chamber of Commerce - Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist
- 04.07.20 - Medicare Reimbursement for Uninsured Patients treated for COVID
- 04.06.20 - CARES Act Emergency Financing Options
- 04.03.20 - MAC Information COVID Medicare Advanced Pymt
Diagnosis/CPT Coding
- 04.24.20 - Telehealth.HHS.gov - HHS Launches New Telehealth Site for Physicians and Patients
- 04.06.20 - UPDATED - AMA-assn.org - COVID-19 Dx and CPT Coding Guidance
- 04.02.20 - CDC.gov - ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines
- 03.26.20 - ACEP.org - COVID 19 Coding Guidance
- 03.26.20 - AMA-assn.org - COVID-19 Dx and CPT Coding Guidance
- 03.26.20 - CDC.gov - COVID ICD 10 Coding per CDC
- 03.23.20 - PBN.decisionhealth.com - New Code for Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
- 03.23.20 - FLhealth.gov - Florida Coronavirus Diagnosis Codes and Laboratory Testing
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- 06.23.20 - CMS.gov - Trump Administration Issues Call to Action re COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries
- 04.27.20 - CMS.gov - CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program
- 04.22.20 - CMS.gov - CMS Issues Guidance Allowing Independent Freestanding Emergency Departments to Provide Care to Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- 04.13.20 - CMS.gov - COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions on Medicare Fee for Service (FFS) Billing
- 04.09.20 - CMS.gov - CMS Waivers_Flexibilities_A full and Comprehensive List by CMS
- 04.03.20 - CMS.gov - Clinicians Can Now Provide the Following Additional Services by Telehealth
- 04.02.20 - CMS.gov - Partner Relations Group Podcasts, Transcripts and Audio Recordings
- 03.31.20 - CMS.gov -State of California Waiver 1135 Summary
- 03.31.20 - CMS.gov -State of Illinois Waiver 1135 Summary
- 03.31.20 - CMS.gov - State of New Mexico Waiver 1135 Summary
- 03.31.20 - CMS.gov - State of Virginia Waiver 1135 Summary
- 03.31.20 - CMS.gov - State of Alabama Waiver 1135 Summary
- 03.31.20 - CMS.gov - Trump Administration Makes Sweeping Regulatory Changes
- 03.30.20 - CMS.gov - Trump Administration Provides Financial Relief for Medicare Providers
- 03.27.20 - CMS.gov - List of All States with Approved 1135 Waivers
- 03.24.20 - CMS.gov - CMS Approves Medicaid Section 1135 Waivers for 11 Additional States
- 03.23.20 CMS.gov COVID-19 PE Hotline FAQs
- 03.23.20 CMS.gov CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities
- 03.23.20 - CMS.gov - Washington - CMS Approves State’s Request for 1135 Medicaid Waivers
- 03.23.20 - CMS.gov - Florida - CMS Approves First State Request for 1135 Medicaid Waiver in Florida
Miscellaneous
- 10.01.20 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced another general distribution
- 07.07.20 - oig.hhs.gov - Use of Medicare Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic.pdf
- 06.29.20 - Healthcaredive.com - AHA Urges CMS to Keep Relaxed Regulations Beyond Crisis
- 05.18.20 - www.axios.com - The Coronavirus Economy Could Make a Medicare Buy-In More Popular
- 04.14.20 - ahca.myflorida.com -New FAQs Posted to Agency's COVID-19 Website
- 04.14.20 - ahca.myflorida.com -New FAQs Posted to Agency's COVID-19 Website
- 03.26.20 - Law360.com - Senate Approves $2T COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill
- 03.23.20 Medpagetoday.com Is Your EHR Ready for COVID 19
- 03.23.20 HHS.com Federal Relief (I, II, III) Addresses COVID-19
- 03.23.20 Bloomberglaw.com Surprise Bills Likely for Covid-19 Patients
- 03.23.20 Axios.com It may be time to waive patients costs for coronavirus treatment
- 03.23.20 AHCA.myflorida.com Florida The AHCA Launches New Resources Website
- 03.23.20 - KFF.org - What Issues Will Uninsured People Face With Testing and Treatment for COVID-19
Payer Information
- 05.21.20 - OIG.HHS.gov - Policy Statement Regarding Telehealth Services
- 04.28.20 - Beckershospitalreview.com - Some patients still being billed for telehealth despite changes in insurance regulations
- 04.09.20 - UHCprovider.com - Telehealth Reimbursement Expansion
- 04.08.20 - Beckershospitalreview.com - UnitedHealth Fast-tracks $2B in Payments to Providers
- 04.03.20 - Fiercehealthcare.com - Humana Easing Administrative, Financial Burdens on Providers Amid COVID-19 Crisis
- 04.03.20 MAC Information COVID Medicare Advanced Pymt
- 04.02.20 - Fiercehealthcare.com - UnitedHealthcare, Anthem to Waive Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 Treatment
- 03.31.20 - Fiercehealthcare.gov - Cigna, Humana To Waive Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 Treatment
- 03.31.20 - Florida - AHCA.myflorida.com - Maintain Medicaid Recipient Eligibility and Extend Time to Complete Application Process
- 03.26.20 - Fiercehealthcare.com - Aetna to waive commercial members' cost-sharing for inpatient COVID-19 admissions
- 03.24.20 - PalmettoGBA.com - Railroad Medicare Provider Enrollment_Temporary Provisional Medicare Billing Privileges Due to COVID19
- 03.23.20 NGSservices.com New provider enrollment telephone hotline
- 03.23.20 Illinois.gov Illinois Telehealth Services Expansion Prompted by COVID-19
- 03.23.20 Illinois.gov Illinois Provider Enrollment, Billing, and Payment Changes Prompted by COVID-19
- 03.23.20 Blueshieldca.com California_Blue Shield of California Offers Digital Hospital-Triage Tool
- 03.23.20 - MCEP.org - Michigan Governor Signs Executive Order
- 03.23.20 - KFF.org - Private Health Coverage of COVID-19 - Key FACTS and ISSUES