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Applications for Extended Bundled Payments Model Due by May 31
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from Medicare-enrolled providers, suppliers, and Medicare accountable care organizations to participate in the forthcoming two-year extension of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model. The application deadline is May 31 at 2 p.m. (PT).
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Medicaid DSH Third-Party Payments
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that updates regulatory requirements of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program.
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Nursing Home Ownership
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would require nursing homes to disclose additional ownership and management information to CMS and to states. This is part of an effort to increase the transparency of nursing home ownership and management.
CDPH to Host Stakeholder Meeting on Hospice Regulations
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The California Department of Public Health has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 23-14, which notifies hospice agencies, facilities, and interested stakeholders that the Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) is hosting a stakeholder meeting on March 14 from 10 a.m. to noon (PT) to discuss hospice regulations.
Minimum Wage Bill Comes at Precarious Time for Hospitals
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The introduction this week of a bill that would raise the minimum wage for every health care worker in the state to $25 an hour comes at a time when hospitals throughout California are, literally, closing their doors or reducing the services they offer just to keep open.
CMS Plans Three New Payment Models to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it plans to test three new models in an effort to lower prescription drug costs. This is in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14087, “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans.”
Deadline Approaches for PRF Phase 4 and ARP Rural Fund Reconsideration Requests
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Hospitals that believe their Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund or American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural funds were inaccurately calculated have until 8:59 p.m. (PT) on Feb. 21 to submit a request for payment reconsideration.
ONC Approves Six Qualified Health Information Networks to Implement Exchange Framework
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced the approval of the first six qualified health information networks (QHINs) to implement the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
Independent Dispute Resolution Entities Instructed to Hold All Payment Determinations
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed certified independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities to hold all payment determinations until further guidance is issued by the departments of Health & Human Services, Labor, and Treasury.
FEMA COVID-19 Public Assistance Program to Close on May 11
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the incident period for public assistance funding for eligible COVID-19-related work and reimbursable costs will close when the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies end on May 11.
