Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Citing COVID-19, advocates want Medicaid caregiver check-in mandate delayed

Disability Scoop
Federal officials are being asked to pause the rollout of a new requirement that care providers electronically check in when assisting people with disabilities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Medicaid mandate known as electronic visit verification, or EVV, took effect in January 2020, but 49 states and Washington, D.C. were granted a one-year good faith extension giving them until January 2021 to come into compliance.

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