NEWS ALERT
April 6, 2020
Here is a summary of recent Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) actions taken in response to the
COVID-19 virus, as 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 www.coronavirus.gov. For
information specific to CMS, please visit the CMS
News Room and Current
Emergencies Website. CMS updates these resources on an
ongoing basis throughout the day; the information below is current as of
April 6, 2020 at 10:00 AM.
New
Video Available on Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services
CMS released a video providing
answers to common questions about the Medicare telehealth services benefit.
CMS is expanding this benefit on a temporary and emergency basis under the
1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental
Appropriations Act.
CMS
Approves Additional State Medicaid Waivers and Amendments to Give States
Flexibility to Address Coronavirus Pandemic
CMS approved its 45th Medicaid waiver
to the District of Columbia, delivering urgent regulatory relief to ensure
the District can quickly and effectively care for their most vulnerable
citizens. In light of the urgent and evolving needs of states during the
COVID-19 crisis, CMS
developed a toolkit to facilitate expedited application and approval
of State waivers requests in record time. The waivers support
President Trump’s commitment to a COVID-19 response that is locally
executed, state managed, and federally supported.
CMS also approved an additional state
waiver amendment request for Oklahoma to give emergency flexibilities in
their programs that care for the elderly and people with disabilities,
bringing the total to 18 approvals across 16 states.
Guidance
for Processing Attestations from Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)
Temporarily Enrolling as Hospitals during the COVID-19 Public Health
Emergency
CMS is providing needed flexibility
to hospitals to ensure they have the ability to expand capacity and to
treat patients during the COVID-19 public health emergency. As part of the COVID-19
Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers CMS is
allowing Medicare-enrolled ASCs to temporarily enroll as hospitals and to
provide hospital services to help address the urgent need to increase
hospital capacity to take care of patients.
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Contact: CMS
Media Relations
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