Tell CMS How to Improve Efficiency, Advance Equity

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NAHC will be submitting comments; GO HERE to submit your own comments to CMS To make comment suggestions to NAHC, please email tom@nahc.org Deadline for comments is November 4 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking public input on accessing health care and related challenges, understanding […]

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COVID-19 Boosters Available Now, May Become Annual

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New COVID-19 booster shots are available now (or within days), according to a Biden administration briefing on the latest developments with the virus’ vaccines. What’s more, the public should expect regular annual booster shots against the virus will be necessary. “It is becoming increasingly clear, that looking forward with the Covid-19 pandemic, in the absence […]

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CMS Revises PHE Fact Sheets to Reflect Extension for use of Telehealth to Perform HH, Hospice F2F Encounters

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On August 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued extensive materials providing guidance related to the planned phase-out of various waivers, regulations, enforcement discretion, and sub-regulatory guidance that were utilized to ensure access to care and give health care providers the flexibilities needed to respond to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). […]

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CMS Listening Session with Providers & Suppliers on Emergency Prep

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 1:00-2:30PM ET REGISTER HERE The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is looking to gather information from health care providers and suppliers on their experiences providing support during public health emergencies (PHE) outside of the COVID-19 PHE. The input and lessons-learned from this session will be used to evaluate CMS […]

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Congress Seeks Intel on Impact of Travel Nurses on Health Care Sector

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Travel nurses have long been a staple of the health care sector, but as the result of the ongoing health professions shortage and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), use of travel nurses has become a much more prevalent aspect of our nation’s health care delivery system.  In conjunction with growth in the demand for […]

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CMS Clarifies Time Frame for Phase Out of F2F Telehealth Flexibilities

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Don’t miss fact sheets for home health & hospice at end of this article On August 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued extensive materials providing guidance related to the planned phase-out of various waivers, regulations, enforcement discretion, and sub-regulatory guidance that were utilized to ensure access to care and give […]

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Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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On August 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued extensive materials providing guidance related to the planned phase-out of various waivers, regulations, enforcement discretion, and sub-regulatory guidance that were utilized to ensure access to care and give health care providers the flexibilities needed to respond to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). […]

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NAHC to Congress: Concerns About the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

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The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has written to key members of Congress to express concerns about some portions of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (H.R.4826),  would make a series of changes to the employment arrangements of domestic workers nationwide, as well as provide added supports to the Medicaid HCBS program. NAHC […]

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