Medicare FFS Claims: 2% Payment Adjustment (Sequestration) Suspended through March
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act suspended the payment adjustment percentage of 2% applied to all Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims from May 1 through December 31. The…
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NJ hospitals, nursing homes could soon be required to report COVID-19 cases, fatalities among workers
On December 17 the New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed legislation (S2384) that would require hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care facilities, hospice centers and home healthcare agencies to report the…
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US Department of Labor’s OSHA Announces $3,646,228 in Coronavirus Violations
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 273 inspections for…
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Lawmakers Are Preparing for another Push to Eliminate CT’s Religious Exemption from Vaccines.
Last February, in the early weeks of Connecticut’s legislative session, lawmakers intent on erasing the state’s religious exemption from mandatory vaccinations quickly rolled out a draft of their proposal, called…
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OCR Facilitates Safe Clergy Access for Patients at Mt. Sinai Hospital during COVID-19
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the resolution of a religious discrimination complaint, thus ensuring clergy access to…
Read More »HHS Increases and Begins Distributing over $24 Billion in Phase 3 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding
Today, the Trump Administration, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is announcing it has completed review of Phase 3 applications from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) program and…
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Start of Vaccinations for Long-Term Care Residents Hinge on Consent Forms
While front-line healthcare workers in Florida started to receive COVID-19 vaccinations Monday, it may be a little but longer before long-term care residents begin getting their vaccinations.
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CMS Proposes New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would improve the electronic exchange of health care data among payers, providers, and patients, and streamline processes…
Read More »New York Hospital Fires Employee over Flu Shot
A 27-year employee of Glens Falls Hospital, who checks in patients at the Cancer Center, was fired last week after she refused to get a flu shot.
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In Case You Missed It: CMS Announces Guidance for Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
On December 9, CMS posted updates to FAQs and an infographic about coverage and payment for monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19. The FAQs include general payment and billing guidance for…
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