Senate Passes COVID-19 Stimulus Deal
On Wednesday, the Senate passes a stimulus deal that would aid healthcare systems across the United States. The $2 trillion stimulus deal will include $100 billion to compensate for lost revenue and...
View Article$34 Billion Provided to Providers by the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved funding to healthcare providers via the expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program. The funding totals near $34 billion...
View ArticleACOs Looking to Drop Out from Shared Savings Program
In a survey from the National Association of ACOs, fifty six percent of risk-bearing ACOs stated that they are likely to drop out of the Medicare shared savings program. Most of these ACOs that are...
View ArticleThe CMS Provides Guidelines for Hospitals to Reopen
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released on Sunday a set of guidelines on how hospitals are allowed to reopen for non-emergent non-COVID-19 healthcare amidst the COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleImpact of COVID-19 on Revenue Cycle
During this current COVID-19 pandemic, physician practices across the country are experiencing significant challenges that have sprung up quickly. Significant financial challenges have burdened many...
View ArticleTrump Administration Filed Brief to Invalidate the ACA
Last Thursday, the Trump Administration filed a legal brief to ask the Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. The ACA was enacted during Obama’s Administration and is still standing in...
View ArticleACA Enrollment Could Increase by 1 Million Due to COVID-19
Due to massive job losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges could be adding over 1 million new enrollees. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused job losses across...
View ArticleTelehealth Reimbursement Rates to be Assessed Post-Pandemic
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that telehealth reimbursement rates will be reviewed and assessed after the COVID-19 pandemic to make telehealth expansion permanent. CMS...
View ArticleHospitals Focus on Compliance as Price Transparency Imminent
In November 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that requires that hospitals, healthcare providers and insurance companies openly disclose prices to patients....
View ArticleTelehealth Forecasted to Account for Over 20% of All Medical Visits in the U.S.
This year, telehealth services has been a profound method for patients to connect with providers, making it especially easy and efficient due to the restraints of access due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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