HHS began distributing the funds on April 10 via direct deposit, and the agency reminds providers that the disbursements are theirs to keep. "These are payments, not loans, to health care providers, and will not need to be repaid," HHS states. Click HERE for the April 13, 2020 Part B News publication.
Each MAC is offering designated forms to providers seeking up-front payments, which Part B providers can request for up to 120 days. Click HERE for the April 09, 2020 Part B News publication.
How to report Telephone Visits using E/M and Therapy Codes during the COVID-19 emergency. Click HERE for the March 31, 2020 Part B News publication.
All changes announced in the interim final rule are effective March 31, 2020. Comments are due by June 1, 2020. Click HERE for the April 1, 2020 Part B News publication.
The Trump Administration is taking aggressive actions and exercising regulatory flexibilities to help healthcare providers contain the spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). CMS is empowered to take proactive steps through 1135 waivers as well as, where applicable, authority granted under section 1812(f) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and rapidly expand the Administration’s aggressive efforts against COVID-19. Click HERE for the details.
"MIPS eligible clinicians who do not submit their MIPS data by the April 30 deadline will qualify for the 2019 automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy and receive a neutral payment adjustment in 2021." Source: https://qpp.cms.gov/
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