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On Oct. 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance (with accompanying FAQs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) on how it will enforce the interim final rule that requires hospitals to report COVID-19 data, in order to continue to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The FAQs noted that hospitals could be relieved from reporting directly to the federal government if they receive a written release from the state indicating that the state is certified and will collect the data from hospitals and take over the hospital’s federal reporting responsibilities. On Oct. 15, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) received that release. 

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The California Department of Public Health has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-80, which notes the potential for concurrent COVID-19 and influenza outbreaks in skilled-nursing facilities.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following update this week:​

January 2021 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files
Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index, and Hospice Pricer for FY 2021 — Revised
Oct. 27:  Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model’s Office Hour on the Community Transformation Track

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added 11 additional Medicare telehealth services for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, including cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services.  

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On Tuesday, CHA issued an Advocacy Alert that asks hospitals to urge their congressional representative to cosign the bipartisan letter being circulated in the House of Representatives, urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to reinstate the June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements.  

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CHA has prepared an executive summary highlighting key provisions of the recently finalized Medicare radiation oncology model, which begins on Jan. 1, 2021. The model provides a site-neutral, prospective, bundled-episode payment for clinician and facility services furnished during a course of radiation therapy services for certain cancer types.