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Hospice Addendum Problems Solved

By Rebecca Johnson
In Billing
May 24th, 2021
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2022 Hospice proposed rule would help with addendum statement snags, but other problems remain. In the Hospice proposed rule, published in the April 14 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlines these changes to the ...
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RAPS

RAP Diagnosis Code, Service Date Instructions Change

By Rebecca Johnson
In Billing
Apr 9th, 2021
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Other claims system glitches fixed, with one still waiting. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to issue new rules to accommodate no-pay Request for Anticipated Payments (RAPs) and Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). Pr...
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provider relief fund

More Provider Relief Fund Money for Home Health

By Rebecca Johnson
In COVID-19
Jan 8th, 2021
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Does new ‘lost revenues’ clarification help or hurt agencies? On Dec. 16, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it added $4.5 billion to the Provider Relief Fund’s (PRF) phase 3 distribution to mitigate the impact of ...
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home health

Home Health Pay Increase Scaled Back for 2021

By Rebecca Johnson
In CMS
Nov 6th, 2020
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About $150 million less will make it into home health than proposed. The scores of comments on the Home Health final rule for 2021 fell mostly on deaf ears. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has changed almost nothing from the 2021 pro...
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Provider Relief Fund to Dole Out Add-On Payments

By Rebecca Johnson
In COVID-19
Oct 14th, 2020
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Billions more available to beleaguered providers. Add-on payments are available for healthcare providers “on the frontlines” of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Oct. 1 an additional $20 b...
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