Month: July 2020

Between the fourth quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2019, Medicare Advantage increased to account for 34 percent of Medicare. 

It’s predicted that this rise will continue this year. For more on this, please see the article below.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma has indicated that telehealth expansions put in place during the pandemic may be permanent after a thorough assessment.

For more on this with a look into three areas being examined before permanent telehealth expansions are finalized, please see the article below.

Facilities that were acquired early in 2020 have noticed the much needed Medicare relief fund meant to help weather the financial strains of the COVID-19 crisis, stuck in limbo.

Funds were distributed to providers based on their 2019 Medicare reimbursements by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), who sent money to the account connected to the provider’s taxpayer identification number (TIN).

For more on this and what is now taking place to rectify the problem, please see below.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled enhancement enforcement actions for nursing homes based on COVID-19 data and inspection results. This announcement came on June 1, 2020, expanding on the previous actions taken by CMS to assure safety and security in nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis. Facilities with persistent infection control violations will see civil money penalties (CMPs) through enhanced accountability measures.

For more on this, please see the full CMS press release below.