May 5, 2020 | Home Care, Home Health, Hospitals, Inpatient, Inpatient Psych, Inpatient Rehab (IRF), Medicaid, Medicare, Outpatient, Physical Therapy, Post-Acute Care
On April 30, CMS issued its second round of regulatory waivers and changes to increase access to testing and provide greater flexibilities to support care delivery in the wake of COVID-19, including for telehealth services, hospitals, ACOs, home health, and therapists. Click to read more.
May 1, 2020 | Managed Care Friday
Overachiever: So, what happens when the healthcare system starts having unparalleled success in value-based arrangements? What, for example, do insurers think will happen to the target baseline on which a physician is measured, and will insurers share more savings or less? Thoughts here from our poll. Revenue Short: There’s been a little reported issue between reimbursement for Medicare Advantage patients vs. fee-for-service Medicare. While traditional Medicare has allowed providers the discretion to waive cost share during this pandemic, that will come out of the provider’s books as...
Apr 28, 2020 | Legislation/ Budgets/ Macro
The fourth phase of COVID-19 legislation added $75B to the HHS provider relief fund, for a total of $175B. Starting April 10, providers are eligible for funding, based on Medicare FFS revenue. Click to read more.
