Advanced Search

Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

HHS Declares Retroactive Public Health Emergency For California Wildfires

Published on Fri Sep 11, 2020

Much like with Hurricane Laura, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials are reassuring California providers they have support during the wildfires ravaging the state. “On August 28, CMS announced efforts to support California in response to wildfires across the state,” the agency says in a release. “On August 26, HHS Secretary Alex Azar declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

Home Health & Hospice Week

View All