Monthly Archives: April 2020
What We’re Reading – Work-Life Balance
The term “Work-Life Balance” has created a lot of buzz over the last few years. Employers have expended tremendous effort to determine the best way to incorporate this concept into a healthy work environment, especially as it relates to employing … Read Full Post
CMS Suspends Advance Payments to Part B Providers
As explained in the most recent Fact Sheet, CMS is suspending payments to Part B providers through its Advance Payment Program. This decision comes on the heels of a significant reinfusion of funds to provider relief efforts. The $175 billion … Read Full Post
Repayment Proposals for Advance Payments (AP) During COVID-19
As explained in a prior blog, CMS will grant providers advance payment of three-months of Medicare claims, with repayment due by the 120th day of issuance of payment. After that time, interest will attach to the unpaid balance and CMS … Read Full Post
CMS Issues Recommendations to Re-Open Health Care Systems in Areas with Low Incidence of COVID-19
On April 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new recommendations specifically targeted to communities that are in Phase 1 of the Guidelines for President Trump’s Opening Up America Again with low incidence or relatively low and stable … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – More than half of ACOs likely to leave Medicare Shared Savings program
While everyone is understandably focused on the day-to-day aspects of the COVID crisis, some attention needs to be directed to the long-term effects on risk-based providers who are tasked with caring for the principal population most at-risk for the virus: … Read Full Post
CMS Expands Telehealth Coverage
**This blog was updated in June 2020. Click here to read the most current information. As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the provisions for coverage of telehealth (TH) … Read Full Post
What We’re Watching – Telemedicine Update: Professional Insurance
We watched an excellent webinar from law firm McDermott Will & Emery that covered professional liability insurance in the era of telemedicine and digital health. The title is Telemedicine Update: Professional Insurance. As we know, our healthcare system has been … Read Full Post
Advance Payments (AP) During COVID-19
Many providers are feeling the financial pinch as a result of the business changes brought about by the COVID crisis. Chief among them is a disruption in claims payment from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for services … Read Full Post