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CMS calls on all health care providers to activate infection control practices and issues guidance to inspectors as they inspect facilities affected by Coronavirus On March 4, CMS announced several actions aimed at limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Specifically, CMS is issuing a call to action to health care providers across the country to ensure they are implementing their infection control procedures, which they are required to maintain at all times. Additionally, CMS is announcing that, effective immediately and, until further notice, state survey agencies and accrediting organizations will focus their facility inspections exclusively on issues related to infection control and other serious health and safety threats, like allegations of abuse - beginning with nursing homes and hospitals. Critically, this shift in approach, first announced by Vice President Pence, will allow inspectors to focus their energies on addressing the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccine information Provider relief actions in response to COVID-19 General articles and resources Telehealth services for COVID-19 Specialty resources CMS Press Releases Below is a list of information for all COVID-19 vaccine billing and monoclonal antibody infusion information, including links to related CMS resources and references. These services include information on the COVID-19 vaccine, monoclonal antibodies, and their administration.
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10-27-2022 |
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COVID-19 Updated Booster Vaccines Covered Without Cost-Sharing for Eligible Children Ages 5–11 |
09-12-2022 |
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Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Providing Protection Against Omicron Variant Available at No Cost |
09-01-2022 |
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COVID-19: Novavax Vaccine Authorized for Patients 12–17 Years Old |
08-18-2022 |
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Special Edition - Creating a Roadmap for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency |
07-21-2022 |
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COVID-19: Novavax Vaccine, Adjuvanted — New Codes |
07-14-2022 |
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COVID-19: FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe PAXLOVID with Certain Limits |
07-07-2022 |
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Long COVID: Use ICD-10 Code U09.9 |
06-30-2022 |
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COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months — New Codes |
05-26-2022 |
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Biosimilars: Interchangeable Products May Increase Patient Access |
03-10-2022 |
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COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: Revised Emergency Use Authorization for EVUSHELD |
02-18-2022 |
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Special Edition - COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: FDA Authorized Bebtelovimab |
02-17-2022 |
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Expanded Coverage: Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose Computed Tomography |
02-10-2022 |
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COVID-19: New HCPCS Code for Convalescent Plasma in Outpatient Setting |
01-27-2022 |
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COVID-19: Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply |
01-20-2022 |
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COVID-19: Long-term Care, RHCs, & FQHCs |
01-13-2022 |
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COVID-19: Long-term Care, Remdesivir, & Booster Doses |
12-23-2021 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-Term Care Settings |
12-02-2021 |
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https://www.cms.gov/outreach-and-educationoutreachffsprovpartprogprovider-partnership-email-archive/2021-12-23-mlnc |
11-18-2021 |
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COVID-19: Changes to Nursing Home Visitation & Survey Activities |
11-4-2021 |
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Special Edition - Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers |
11-4-2021 |
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COVID-19: Changes for Medicare Advantage Plan Claims Starting January 1 |
10-22-2021 |
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Special Edition - COVID-19: Moderna & Jansen (J&J) Booster Shots |
10-14-2021 |
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, 20 Valent |
09-27-2021 |
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Special Edition - Flu & Pneumococcal Vaccines: Expanded SNF Enforcement Discretion for Certain Pharmacy Billing |
09-24-2021 |
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Special Edition - CMS Will Pay for COVID-19 Booster Shots, Eligible Consumers Can Receive at No Cost |
09-23-2021 |
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COVID-19: Compare Nursing Homes by Vaccination Rate |
09-16-2021 |
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COVID-19 Vaccines: Act Now |
09-09-2021 |
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SNF: WBT & COVID-19 Reminder |
08-24-2021 |
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Special Edition - CMS Expands Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations |
08-16-2021 |
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Special Edition - COVID-19 vaccines additional doses: codes & payment |
08-13-2021 |
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Special Edition -- COVID-19 vaccine additional dose |
07-23-2021 |
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COVID-19: EUA for Tocilizumab Monoclonal Antibody Product |
06-17-2021 |
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COVID-19: EUAs for Monoclonal Antibody Products |
06-09-2021 |
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Special Edition - Biden Administration Continues Efforts to Increase Vaccinations by Bolstering Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations for Medicare Beneficiaries |
05-11-2021 |
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Special Edition - CMS Increases Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions |
05-06-2021 |
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CMS Increases Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions: New payment policy for at-home administration |
05-06-2021 |
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COVID-19: Ambulance Treatment in Place Waiver |
04-28-2021 |
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CMS Proposes to Enhance the Medical Workforce in Rural and Underserved Communities to Support COVID-19 Recovery and Beyond |
04-22-2021 |
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COVID-19: Partnership to Vaccinate Dialysis Patients & Health Care Personnel |
04-20-2021 |
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COVID-19 Update: FDA Revoked the EUA for Bamlanivimab When Administered Alone |
04-01-2021 |
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The CDC issued a Health Alert Special Edition – Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - Provider Education Message: J&J COVID-19 Vaccine: Health Alert |
04-01-2021 |
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Repayment of COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments |
03-15-2021 |
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Special Edition – Medicare Payment Increase for COVID-19 Vaccine |
03-10-2021 |
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Special Edition - CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations |
03-04-2021 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: EUA for Janssen Biotech |
02-18-2021 |
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COVID-19: EUA for Antibody Treatment |
12-28-2020 |
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Medicare FFS Claims: 2% Payment Adjustment (Sequestration) Suspended Through March |
12-22-2020 |
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Special Edition - COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: Updated Effective Date for Moderna |
12-21-2020 |
10-28-2021 |
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Provider specialty: COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibodies (Part A) (Part B) |
12-18-2020 |
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COVID-19: Add-on Payment for New Treatments |
12-16-2020 |
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies |
12-14-2020 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: Updated Effective Date for Pfizer-BioNTech |
12-09-2020 |
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Special Edition - In Case You Missed It: CMS Announces Guidance for Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Antibody Treatment |
12-03-2020 |
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COVID-19 Antibody Treatment and Enforcement Discretion Reminder |
11-23-2020 |
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Billing CC90 and 91: Implementation of Two (2) New NUBC Condition Codes. Condition Code “90”, “Service provided as Part of an Expanded Access Approval (EA)” and Condition Code “91”, “Service Provided as Part of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)”  |
11-12-2020 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine Codes and PC-ACE Software Update |
11-11-2020 |
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Special Edition - CMS Takes Steps to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Have Wide Access to COVID-19 Antibody Treatment |
11-05-2020 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Find Out How to Prepare |
10-29-2020 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Tool Kit |
10-28-2020 |
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Special Edition - Coverage of Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics |
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01-13-2022 |
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2022 COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies administration (mAb) fees for centralized billers, Indian Health Services, and Veterans Affairs |
01-13-2022 |
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2022 COVID-19 vaccine administration fees for centralized billers, Indian Health Services, and Veterans Affairs |
01-13-2022 |
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2022 COVID 19 vaccine fees |
01-13-2022 |
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2022 COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies reimbursement |
07-02-2021 |
07-02-2021 |
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* COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) billing |
03-18-2021 |
10-28-2021 |
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2021 COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies administration (mAb) fees for centralized billers, Indian Health Services, and Veterans Affairs |
03-18-2021 |
11-05-2021 |
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2021 COVID-19 vaccine administration fees for centralized billers, Indian Health Services, and Veterans Affairs |
04-30-2020 |
03-02-2021 |
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New codes for laboratory tests for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) |
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08-24-2021 |
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Coding for COVID-19 vaccine shots |
12-21-2020 |
01-13-2022 |
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COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibodies billing for Part A |
12-21-2020 |
01-13-2022 |
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COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibodies billing for Part B |
01-20-2021 |
01-13-2022 |
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COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody (mAb) infusion FAQs |
01-27-2021 |
01-13-2022 |
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COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody (mAb) infusion billing alerts (includes billing taxonomy codes) |
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09-24-2021 |
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COVID-19 provider toolkit |
10-16-2020 |
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Enforcement Discretion Notice Relating to Certain Pharmacy Billing |
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Medicare Enrolled Ambulance Suppliers Administering the COVID-19 Vaccine |
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09-13-2021 |
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Monoclonal antibody COVID-19 infusion |
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09-27-2021 |
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Medicare billing for COVID-19 vaccine shot administration |
Other billing resources: Modifiers, IPPS and enrollment information |
07-10-2021 |
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Modifiers used during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) |
09-29-2020 |
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Increased payments for COVID-19 discharges under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) |
12-28-2020 |
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Are you enrolled to bill COVID-19 vaccine administrations? |
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05-27-2021 |
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Enrollment for administering COVID-19 vaccine shots (Information for mass, roster, and centralized billers) |
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Access the Provider Enrollment Gateway (JL) (JH) |
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04-04-2022 |
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Special Edition - A New Way for Medicare Beneficiaries to Get Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests |
12-23-2020 |
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MM12070 - Instructions to Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) on COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers for Medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals and sole community hospitals |
12-18-2020 |
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Special Edition: COVID-19: Add-on payment for new treatments |
12-09-2020 |
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In Case You Missed It: CMS Announces Guidance for Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Antibody Treatment |
12-03-2020 |
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COVID-19 Antibody Treatment and Enforcement Discretion Reminder |
11-19-2020 |
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Nursing Homes: Take COVID-19 Training |
11-12-2020 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine Codes and PC-ACE Software Update |
11-12-2020 |
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COVID-19: Non-Physician Practitioner Billing for Audio Services |
11-09-2020 |
11-09-2020 |
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Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) response to the public health emergency on the coronavirus (COVID-19) |
11-11-2020 |
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Special Edition - CMS Takes Steps to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Have Wide Access to COVID-19 Antibody Treatment |
11-09-2020 |
11-09-2020 |
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SE20011 - Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
11-5-2020 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Find Out How to Prepare |
10-28-2020 |
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Special Edition - Coverage of Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics |
10-28-2020 |
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MLN Connects Special Edition - Coverage of Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics |
10-16-20 |
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Special Edition – Enforcement discretion relating to certain pharmacy billing |
10-15-20 |
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Special Edition – Trump administration drives telehealth services in Medicaid and Medicare |
10-08-2020 |
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COVID-19 Testing: Protecting Integrity |
10-08-2020 |
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Special Edition - CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers During COVID-19 |
09-17-2020 |
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Special Edition - Nursing Home COVID-19 Commission Findings, Oregon Wildfires, & Flu |
08-17-2020 |
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New COVID-19 Policies for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs), and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) due to Provisions of the CARES Act (Revised) |
08-12-2020 |
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COVID-19: CMS/CDC Nursing Home Training Series Webcast - August 13 |
07-31-2020 |
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Special Edition - FY 2021 Medicare Payment Policies for IPFs, SNFs, and Hospices |
07-30-2020 |
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COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries - Updated Data |
07-30-2020 |
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Special Edition - Payment for COVID-19 Counseling, Reporting Hospital Therapeutics, Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs |
07-23-2020 |
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COVID-19: New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents |
07-20-2020 |
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COVID-19: Nursing Home Testing, SNF Benefit Period Waiver |
07-15-2020 |
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Nursing Homes & COVID: Five Things to Know, Additional Resources, Training |
07-06-2020 |
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ESRD PPS CY 2021 Proposed Rule; COVID-19: New and Expanded Flexibilities for RHCs & FQHCs |
06-26-2020 |
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COVID-19: SNF Benefit Period Waiver, HHAs Proposed Rule, Ending Nursing Home Blanket Waiver |
06-25-2020 |
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COVID-19: New data details impacts on Medicare beneficiaries |
06-19-2020 |
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Medicare coverage of COVID-19 testing for nursing home residents and patients |
06-18-2020 |
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COVID-19 Diagnostic Laboratory Tests: Billing for Clinician Services |
06-10-2020 |
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COVID-19: Reopening Health Care Facilities |
6-01-2020 |
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COVID-19: Using the CR Modifier and DR Condition Code |
05-29-2020 |
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COVID-19: New FAQs on Medicare FFS Billing |
05-19-2020 |
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COVID-19: Payment for Lab Tests, Safely Reopening Nursing Homes, Lab & Ambulance Claims |
05-15-2020 |
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COVID-19: Nursing Home Deadline, Telephone E&M Visits, Hospital Time Studies, and Calls |
05-13-2020 |
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COVID-19: Additional Waivers, Price Transparency, and CMS Letter to Nursing Homes |
05-08-2020 |
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COVID-19: Nursing Home Reporting, Updated Telehealth Video, Pharmacies & Other Suppliers Can Enroll as Labs, IRF Flexibilities |
05-07-2020 |
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CMS Provider Education Message: More COVID-19 Updates |
05-01-2020 |
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COVID-19: Second Round of Sweeping Changes, RHC & FQHC Flexibilities, EMTALA |
04-27-2020 |
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COVID-19: CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program |
04-20-2020 |
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COVID-19: Nursing home transparency, recommendations for areas with low incidence of disease |
04-17-2020 |
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COVID-19: RHC & FQHC Flexibilities, Increased Payment for Lab Tests, Hospital Waivers, Call Audio and Transcript |
04-15-2020 |
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CMS increases Medicare payment for high-production coronavirus lab tests |
04-15-2020 |
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COVID-19: Reprocessing Hospital Claims, Essential Diagnostic Services, Non-Invasive Ventilators |
04-14-2020 |
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MM11759 - Quarterly Update to the Fiscal Year 2020 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Pricer (Contains update to the comorbidity tables to include the new ICD10 diagnosis code, for the Novel Coronavirus Disease, COVID19, U07.1, effective for claims with discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2020) |
04-10-2020 |
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COVID-19: Infection Control, Maximizing Workforce, Updated Q&A, CS Modifier for Cost-Sharing, Payment Adjustment Suspended |
04-09-2020 |
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MLN Connects® for Thursday, April 9, 2020: Important COVID-19 Updates |
04-08-2020 |
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CMS Issues New Wave of Infection Control Guidance Based on CDC Guidelines to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 |
04-08-2020 |
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MM11681 - Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment |
04-07-2020 |
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CMS Approves Approximately $34 Billion for Providers with the Accelerated/Advance Payment Program for Medicare Providers in One Week |
04-07-2020 |
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COVID-19: Telehealth Video, Coinsurance and Deductible Waived, ASC Attestations, Ambulance Modifiers, Lessons From Front Lines, MLN Call Today |
04-03-2020 |
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COVID-19: Telehealth Billing Correction, Nursing Home Recommendations, Billing for Multi-Function Ventilators, New ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code |
03-31-2020 |
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COVID-19: Regulatory Changes, Telehealth Billing, and Specimen Collection Codes |
03-30-2020 |
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COVID-19: Financial Relief, Nursing Home Telehealth, Quality Reporting, Clinical Laboratories, Hospital Data Sharing |
03-26-2020 |
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COVID-19: Enrollment Relief, Open Payments, Beneficiary Notices |
03-26-2020 |
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COVID-19: New Targeted Plan for Health Care Facility Inspections |
03-23-2020 |
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COVID-19: Relief for Quality Reporting Programs and Provider Enrollment (View the press release) |
03-20-2020 |
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COVID-19: Telehealth and Non-Essential Procedures |
03-17-2020 |
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President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak |
03-16-2020 |
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COVID-19: FFS Response and Nursing Home Visitor Guidance |
03-13-2020 |
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COVID-19: Test Pricing, Diagnostic Lab Tests, Pricing & Codes, and EHB Coverage |
03-09-2020 |
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COVID-19 Response: CMS Issues FAQs to Assist Medicare Providers |
03-06-2020 |
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CMS Develops Additional Code for Coronavirus Lab Tests |
03-04-2020 |
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CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus | Back to top Note: For general coverage and billing information, please visit our Telehealth Specialty page (Part A) (Part B).
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Back to top As part of the ongoing efforts taken in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides daily press releases. To view a comprehensive listing of press releases, visit the CMS Newsroom.
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