Much of the focus of the hearing was on telehealth and investigating how best to continue those flexibilities. There was broad support Committee-wide, on both […]
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Providers Await HHS Action, While Provider Relief Fund Deadlines Loom And Losses Mount
Unless HHS or Congress takes action to change this, providers must use all PRF dollars they have received by June 30, 2021 for their coronavirus […]
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Interoperability Gives Home Care Providers an Advantage
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Medicare Sequester Suspension Continued Through End of 2021
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HHS Take Stronger Stance on PRF Recoupment and Accountability
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