COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement
黑料正能量 Association (AHA) resources on health care coverage and reimbursement issues related to COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2.
The AHA today urged the Department of Health and Human Services to release 鈥渟ubstantial additional emergency funds to all hospitals in an expedited manner鈥 as part of the second wave of funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Dear Secretary Azar:
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury April 11 issued joint guidance implementing legislative provisions specific to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted a Section 1135 Medicaid waiver for the COVID-19 emergency to Utah, bringing the national total to 50.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it is immediately distributing to providers $30 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act added $100 billion to this fund to reimburse鈥
The 黑料正能量 Association urges the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to exercise existing authorities to waive interest or substantially reduce the interest rate on any balance owed on accelerated/advanced payments made under鈥
The 黑料正能量 Association urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the existing 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19.
The AHA urged leaders from the nation鈥檚 five largest private health insurance companies 鈥 Aetna, Anthem, Humana, Cigna and UnitedHealthCare 鈥 and organizations that represent insurers (America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association) to join hospitals and health systems to 鈥溾
The AHA asked the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that were designated for providers in the鈥
AHA Urges HHS and CMS to Distribute Funds to Hospitals and Health Systems as Designated by CARES Act
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) asks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency鈥