CMS Releases Medicaid Access and Managed Care Rules

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Today, April 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a pair of proposed regulations that will significantly impact the Medicaid program if finalized. The two rules jointly address a wide range of issues regarding access to and payment for Medicaid services. Read on for highlights of today’s announcement. Look for upcoming […]

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Administration Begins American Rescue Plan Rural Funding to Support Providers Impacted by Pandemic

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Today, Tuesday, November 23, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), released the vast majority ($7.5 billion) of the $8.5 billion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural payments to providers and suppliers who served rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare beneficiaries from January 1, 2019 through September […]

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Administration Begins American Rescue Plan Rural Funding to Support Providers Impacted by Pandemic

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Tuesday, November 23, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), released the vast majority ($7.5 billion) of the $8.5 billion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural payments to providers and suppliers who served rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare beneficiaries from January 1, 2019 through September 30, […]

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Administration Begins American Rescue Plan Rural Funding to Support Providers Impacted by Pandemic

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Today, Tuesday, November 23, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), released the vast majority ($7.5 billion) of the $8.5 billion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural payments to providers and suppliers who served rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare beneficiaries from January 1, 2019 through September […]

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Home Health Agency Provider Enrollment Moratoria Expires

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the following on its web site announcing the expiration the Medicare Provider Enrolment Moratoria, which includes those states where a moratorium had been issued for new home health agencies (HHAs). “As of January 30, 2019, there are no active Medicare Provider Enrollment Moratoria in any State […]

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What this Week on Capitol Hill Meant for Home Care & Hospice

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It has been a wild and very impactful week for home care and hospice, and many changes will be occurring in the coming years in our industry as a result of the federal budget (H.R.1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act) passed by both chambers of Congress and signed into law by the President. This law included […]

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