CMS is offering an instructional resource for providers on how to access and use CMS QRP (Quality Reporting Program) Quarterly Q&A documents. This resource addresses the purpose and benefit of Q&A, including identifying where to find setting-specific Q&A documents and
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, issued “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I,” an interim final rule that will restrict excessive out
The CARES Act, passed in March last year, included $175 billion in Provider Relief Funding (PRF). Lawmakers promised that these funds would be available to providers with no strings attached so they could fight on the front lines of the
MassHealth has posted two important bulletins for all Adult Daycare Providers in Massachusetts. The first bulletin, available here, describes COVID-19 related flexibilities for MassHealth providers of adult foster care/group adult foster care services broken down by whether they are ending
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, President Biden signed H.R. 1868 into law, which extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration (scheduled payment cuts of two percent for most providers). The payment cuts will remain suspended for the rest of the year.
Providers struggling during the pandemic were given a critical lifeline from CMS in the form of Medicare advanced/accelerated payments last year. With so many things on your plate during these difficult times, you may have forgotten that these funds are
From CMS: Today, CMS is increasing the Medicare payment amount for administering the COVID-19 vaccine. This new and higher payment rate will support important actions taken by providers that are designed to increase the number of vaccines they can furnish
The Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period is officially open as of January 25, 2021 at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT). You can now preview your 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information before it will appear on clinician and
From MLN Connects: On December 27, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 modified the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS): Provided a 3.75% increase in MPFS payments for CY 2021 Suspended the 2% payment adjustment (sequestration) through March
From MLN Connects: “The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act suspended the payment adjustment percentage of 2% applied to all Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims from May 1 through December 31. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law
