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Biden Chooses California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to Lead HHS
President-elect Joseph Biden has selected Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general, as his nominee to lead U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS). Becerra, who represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017, was chairman of the…
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HHS to Host Hospital Data Reporting Webinar on Nov. 13
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) will host a webinar on Friday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. ET to review the updated guidance for hospital data reporting requirements during the Covid-19 pandemic. This webinar is the fourth webinar…
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CMS Corrects Announcement to Say Providers Cannot Use PRF When Repaying Medicare Loans
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has corrected a misstatement in its Oct. 8 news release to say the nation’s healthcare providers and suppliers cannot use Provider Relief Funds (PRF) to repay Medicare loans the agency has made during…
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CMS Gives Medicare Part A & B Providers One More Year to Repay AAP Loans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said Thursday it will give Medicare Part A and B providers and suppliers an additional year to repay loans the agency made to them during the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE). CMS…
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New CMS Guidance Requires Psychiatric Hospitals to Report Covid-19 Data Weekly
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance that requires Medicare- and Medicaid-participating psychiatric hospitals to report Covid-19 data to the agency on a weekly basis. CMS published an interim final rule in early September that said…
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HHS Includes Behavioral Healthcare Providers in Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 Distribution
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday announced an additional $20 billion is available from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) for healthcare providers to recover Covid-19-related financial losses and changes in operating expenses. HHS highlighted behavioral healthcare providers in…
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HHS Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Change Terms for Recovering Lost Revenue
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance that contradicts the department’s June FAQ about calculating lost revenue from Covid-19 that may be recovered through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’s (CARES) Provider Relief Fund (PRF). In the June FAQ, HHS…
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CMS Makes Covid-19 Data Collection a Requirement in Conditions of Participation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requiring Covid-19 data collection and reporting as a condition of participation (CoP) for hospitals participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including psychiatric facilities. CMS added the requirement with other provisions…
