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The Department of Health and Human Services announced it has expanded the providers eligible for its Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund 鈥淕eneral Distribution.鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services extended to Aug. 28 the deadline for eligible Medicaid, Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program and dental providers to apply for $15 billion in Provider Relief Funds available through the Phase 2 general distribution to these providers.
The Department of Health and Human Services July 27 at 3 p.m. ET will host a webinar on the Provider Relief Fund application process for eligible Medicaid, Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program and dental providers.
The Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET will host a webinar on the Provider Relief Fund application process.
Oklahoma voters approved expanding the state鈥檚 Medicaid initiative, the first state to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ballot question, which passed with nearly 50.5% of the vote, initiates a state constitutional amendment to provide Medicaid to those with incomes at or below 138% of the鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has created an Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics to build on its Patients over Paperwork initiative across Medicare, Medicaid, the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program and Health Insurance Marketplace and use health data to foster鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule revising requirements for value-based purchasing agreements between states and manufacturers for drugs covered by Medicaid.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a fact sheet for state and local governments seeking Medicare, Medicaid or Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program payment for inpatient and outpatient care provided at hospital alternative care sites during the COVID-19 emergency.
CMS recently issued new Frequently Asked Questions to aid the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance implementing legislative provisions specific to enhanced federal funding for Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program.