Hospitals that currently fail to report daily COVID-19 data have a few months to get in compliance. If they fail to do so, they will risk being thrown out of Medicare and Medicaid. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be sending notices to all hospitals about the requirements for reporting COVID-19 data to the Trump administration.
CMS will need positive test result for providers to get Medicare payment for COVID-19 patients
Beginning from next month, providers wanting to get Medicare payments to treat a patient with COVID-19 must include a positive test in that patient’s medical record. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new guidance that aims to update how providers will be paid for treating COVID-19 starting on September, 1
Coronavirus hospitalizations have declined in many states
Coronavirus hospitalizations have declined in many states. It is another indication that social distancing has been effective at curbing the spread of virus.