The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has paid over 5 million claims for COVID-19 vaccinations of uninsured Americans, according to a recent announcement.
The claims were paid...
HHS has updated Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements to give clinicians more time to use the payments and report on those uses.
The update to the Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements...
In the wake of COVID-19, calls for patient financing flexibility, a shift to digital payment methods, and a need for increased bill transparency have providers changing course when it comes to...
Hospital claim denial rates are at an all-time high, signaling a need for better claims denial management, a recent survey from Harmony Healthcare reveals. The healthcare industry has seen a 20 percent...
Researchers found significant disparities in Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary spending in an analysis of Medicare claims data relating to COVID-19, according to a Centers for Disease Control and...
Despite a fiscally challenging year for the healthcare industry, physician compensation for most specialties has remained the same or has slightly increased, a new report from the Medical Group...
Under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS announced it will allocate $4.8 billion to COVID-19 testing reimbursement for the uninsured as part of the American Rescue...
Hospital revenue, volumes, and margins increased in April 2021 both year-to-date and year-over-year, but have a long way to go in terms of COVID-19 recovery, according to a report by health care...
The COVID-19 pandemic has put significant strain on safety-net hospital profitability, as explored in The Healthcare Divide, a new documentary from FRONTLINE, NPR, and American University’s...
A bipartisan group of 77 Congress members, led by Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), released a letter on May 11th urging HHS to reconsider its...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is asking HHS to extend the deadline for when providers can use COVID-19 relief funds to the end of the public health emergency (PHE).
HHS has set a deadline of...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an arm of the HHS, is distributing nearly $1 billion from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan to help rural health providers...
As healthcare organizations recover from the significant strain of COVID-19, a Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) special report outlines healthcare leader insight on how practices can rebuild...
CMS has raised the Medicare payment rate for certain COVID-19 antibody infusions and included a new payment policy for at-home administration, which will have a higher payment rate compared to other...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has created unique Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine and its administration.
The vaccine from Novavax Inc. has yet...
HHS has announced a new program designed to reimburse providers for administering COVID-19 vaccines to underinsured patients.
The COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF), launched Monday through the...
Far fewer primary care practices are struggling financially a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey from the Larry A. Green Center, Primary Care Collaborative...
A group of physician practices in Connecticut suing Cigna over COVID-19 reimbursement is actually exploiting a national health emergency by overcharging for COVID-19 tests, the payer recently told a...
Narrow margins, high costs, and low patient volumes have contributed to ongoing revenue uncertainty for hospitals and physicians, according to new reports from the healthcare consulting firm Kaufman...
Healthcare providers should not charge or balance bill patients for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at HHS recently warned.
In an April 15th message, the federal...
