Use this chart to identify extensions and end dates for COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) waivers and flexibilities and effected services in hospitals and critical access hospitals.
HHS published an FAQ to clarify how the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) conclusion, which is expected to occur on May 11, will impact coverage of testing, treatment, and preventive services.
HHS released a policy roadmap for providers ahead of the public health emergency (PHE) conclusion. The roadmap details policies that will simultaneously end with the PHE, as well as flexibilities that have been extended for various time periods.
In this position paper, the NAHRI Advisory Board breaks down the steps involved in writing and submitting comments on proposed rules and policy changes and discusses why this activity is essential for revenue integrity professionals.
CMS finalized a higher-than-proposed payment increase that was almost erased for most non-drug services to offset ending reduced reimbursement for 340B drugs, according to the 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. Provisions of the rule, released November 1, also detail significant changes to payment for software as a service (SaaS) and behavioral and rural health programs, such as the rural emergency hospital (REH) designation, among other updates.
