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On May 3, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced a new program — the COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF) — that reimburses providers for vaccinations administered to patients enrolled in health plans that either do not cover vaccination fees or cover them with patient cost-sharing.
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President Biden’s announcement on May 4 of a new effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and have 160 million adults fully vaccinated by July 4 includes nearly $1 billion for rural communities. The initiative is designed to provide easier access to vaccinations and testing for those living in rural communities and bolster efforts to reach rural Americans in the response to the pandemic.
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On April 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that makes changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) payment model for hip and knee replacements.
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will award up to $145 million in one-time grant funding to health center “look-alikes” to respond to and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific impact analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rules.
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As vaccination rates climb and businesses begin to reopen, there is a growing sense that the pandemic is waning, but we must remember that it’s been barely more than 100 days since the number of COVID-19 cases peaked in California.
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The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) recently posted guidance and suggested templates for hospitals, which must annually submit a report to the office on their minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts. The first supplier diversity report is due July 1. Hospitals can request a 30-day extension for reporting and may email their request to SupplierDiversity@oshpd.ca.gov.
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Livanta — the Medicare beneficiary and family-centered care quality improvement organization for California — will begin conducting Short Stay and Higher-Weighted Diagnosis Related Group claims reviews for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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On April 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new practice guidelines for administering buprenorphine.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 updated payment policies and other provisions for the long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments on the proposed rule are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 28.