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CMS NEWS ALERT - May
6, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently
released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) building on the
agency’s efforts to give the American healthcare system maximum flexibility
to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Below is a
summary of resources and information available on the rule. View the full
rule here.
For more information on the White House Task Force response to
COVID-19, visit www.coronavirus.gov.
Additional information specific to CMS is available at the CMS News Room and Current
Emergencies Website.
Press Release: Trump Administration Issues
Second Round of Sweeping Changes to Support U.S. Healthcare System During
COVID-19 Pandemic
The IFC outlines actions CMS is taking to ensure states and localities
have the flexibilities they need to ramp up diagnostic testing and access to
medical care, key precursors to ensuring a phased, safe, and gradual
reopening of America. Read the press release
and fact sheet
for more details.
Fact Sheets
CMS has updated multiple fact sheets that summarize changes made
through regulatory actions in response to COVID-19. View more resources
available on CMS waivers and flexibilities here.
A full list of emergency declaration blanket waivers for health
care providers implemented to date is available here.
Additional fact sheets include:
Laboratory and Testing and Resources
CMS is committed to taking critical steps to ensure America’s
clinical laboratories can respond to the threat of COVID-19 and other
respiratory illnesses to ensure patient health and safety.
CMS Hospitals without Walls Initiative
CMS is allowing healthcare systems and hospitals to provide
services in locations beyond their existing walls to help address the urgent
need to expand care capacity and to develop sites dedicated to COVID-19
treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Several changes in the IFC allow additional Medicare payment;
CMS has issued FAQs addressing Medicare Fee-for-Service Billing issues.
Additional Resources for Stakeholders
CMS has developed a toolkit for
stakeholder partners to help you stay informed on CMS and HHS
materials available on COVID-19. Check back often for the most up-to-date
information; please refresh your browser often to see the most up-to-date
information.
Upcoming COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls
Conference lines are limited, so we highly encourage you to join
via audio webcast, either on your computer or smartphone web browser. You are
welcome to share this invitation with your colleagues and membership.
To listen to the audio files and read the transcripts for the
COVID-19 Stakeholder calls, visit the Podcast and
Transcripts page.
CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Call - Thursday,
May 7th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=2ccba159-709ea889-2ccb9066-
0cc47a6a52de-80625c0cb20a4e86&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2097
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode:
1181167
Lessons from the Front Lines - Friday,
May 8th at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 877-251-0301; Access Code: 9146779
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