Last week, the D.C. Circuit held that Medicare beneficiaries “entitled to supplemental security income [(SSI)] benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act” means only those patients receiving cash payments for...more
On April 27, 2021, CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (the Proposed Rule). Among...more
5/10/2021
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Rural Health Care Providers
Under the Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions, each recipient is required to submit reports to HHS. This notice supplements HHS’ July 20, 2020 Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (previously reported on here)....more
9/23/2020
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Last week, HHS announced that it will now accept additional applicants for the Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution. All eligible providers will only receive funding of up to 2 percent of their reported total...more