This Week’s Highlights: Volume Three: Air Date 11.22.21. “The Fed’s Mandate” So, today is the deadline for all federal employees to have at least one […]
Provider Type: Home Health
ARP Rural Payments Distributed, Phase 4 to Begin Soon
68% of the ARP rural payments went to acute care hospitals based upon the methodology for these payments compared to 11% to nursing homes. Payments […]
Seriously Ill Population No Longer Part of Primary Care First Model
Primary Care First (PCF) is a five-year demonstration model being tested through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in 26 regions around the […]
BBB Senate Statement 112411
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ARP Rural Provider Relief Payments Sent to Providers
Providers should receive both an email as well as a paper letter that outlines details of the funding received including a breakdown of amounts by […]
Mandate Minute: Resources from Week 1
Volume One: Air Date 11.15.21. “So Long, Herd Immunity” Our new “mandate minute” will feature short highlights on news and trends related to the vaccine […]
FAQs from Our CMS/ OSHA Vaccine Mandate Webinar
We have organized the most commonly-asked questions and their answers into topical areas for each mandate issuer: OSHA or CMS. Please also refer to the […]
Home Health CY2022 Rates Increase 2.6% and HHVBP Expanded
CY2022 Rate Adjustments/Updates The rule updates the Medicare home health (HH) payment rates and wage index for CY2022 increasing them 2.6%, which is higher than […]
Phase 4 & ARP Rural Payments to Arrive Starting in December
In related news, U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Cindy Axne (D-IA) and Mariannette Miller- Meeks (R-IA) introduced a bipartisan bill entitled the Provider Relief […]
HRSA Says Nursing Homes Can Wait to Report Infection Control Expenses
Specifically, HRSA indicated that providers can wait to report certain expenses for future reporting periods because “all PRF payments have overlapping periods of availability.” HRSA […]