COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement
American Hospital Association (AHA) resources on health care coverage and reimbursement issues related to COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2.
The AHA today urged the Department of Health and Human Services to release “substantial additional emergency funds to all hospitals in an expedited manner” as part of the second wave of funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Dear Secretary Azar:
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury April 11 issued joint guidance implementing legislative provisions specific to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted a Section 1135 Medicaid waiver for the COVID-19 emergency to Utah, bringing the national total to 50.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it is immediately distributing to providers $30 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act added $100 billion to this fund to reimburse…
The American Hospital Association urges the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to exercise existing authorities to waive interest or substantially reduce the interest rate on any balance owed on accelerated/advanced payments made under…
The American Hospital Association urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the existing 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19.
The AHA urged leaders from the nation’s five largest private health insurance companies – Aetna, Anthem, Humana, Cigna and UnitedHealthCare – and organizations that represent insurers (America’s Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association) to join hospitals and health systems to “…
The AHA asked the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that were designated for providers in the…
AHA Urges HHS and CMS to Distribute Funds to Hospitals and Health Systems as Designated by CARES Act
The American Hospital Association (AHA) asks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency…