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CMS Grants More Waivers For COVID-19

Published on Fri Apr 17, 2020

OT, nurses, aides affected. Home health and hospice agencies are getting a bit more regulatory leeway from Medicare to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its latest round of regulatory waivers, including one for HHAs and two for hospices, that apply immediately: HHA: CMS is waiving the requirement that occupational therapists [...]
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