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PACE COVID-19
Release
Yesterday, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to all Programs of
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations (POs) to protect the
health and safety of Americans in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic. PACE is a Medicare and Medicaid program that helps people meet
their healthcare needs in the community instead of going to a nursing home or
other care facility. CMS is putting out COVID-19 guidance to all types
of healthcare providers and facilities. PACE is the latest area of focus
because these organizations serve older adults who often have serious chronic
medical conditions and therefore are at higher risk of serious illness from
the virus.
You can find a copy of the
press release here:: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-sends-guidance-programs-all-inclusive-care-elderly-pace-organizations
For a complete and updated
list of CMS actions, and other information specific to CMS, please visit
the Current Emergencies Website.
COVID-19 Stakeholder
Call Recording/Transcripts
CMS is taking action to
protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers in the
wake of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In an effort to be
transparent and share this information broadly, CMS will be posting several
of our stakeholder calls. CMS held a National Stakeholder Call on March
13, 2020, to update the healthcare community on the rapidly evolving COVID-19
situation which was declared a national emergency by President Trump on March
13. This bold move empowered CMS to waive certain federal
requirements in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP to rapidly expand the
Administration’s aggressive efforts against COVID-19 led by the White House
Coronavirus Taskforce.
The transcript and audio
recording from that call are now available to download. CMS will hold future
calls and post those transcripts and audio recordings as they become
available. To access Coronavirus COVID-19 Stakeholder calls visit: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts
This call and earlier CMS actions in response to the COVID-19
virus, are part of the ongoing White House Task Force efforts. To keep up
with the important work the Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19 click
here Coronavirus.gov. For information
specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website
For more information on
COVID-19 visit:
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
PACE COVID-19 Release; COVID-19 Stakeholder Call Recording/Transcripts
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