The FDA has authorized its first COVID-19 diagnostic for the purpose of broad-based screening. This would include people who haven’t shown any symptoms and those who don’t suspect having come in contact with someone suffering from COVID-19.
Consortium utilizes FCC COVID-19 funds to ensure telehealth access to underserved
The MA FQHC Telehealth Consortium was created for Federally Qualified Health Centers to collectively master telehealth so that their patients can access quality care despite the pandemic.
Prior to this, FQHCs usually struggled to make telehealth functional due to the expense, lack of reimbursement and access related issues.
More than 100 industry groups ask Trump administration to reverse a new policy
A letter was signed by more than 100 public health, medical, research, legal and science organizations asking the Trump administration to reverse a new policy that directs hospitals to report COVID-19 patient data to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
CMS releases Medicare payment rates for CPT codes for COVID-19 tests
CMS released the payments rates for new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, which is developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) for COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
Medical billing provisions in the CARES Act have led to an increase in mispayments and claim denials
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was created to provide healthcare resources required to fight COVID-19. The Act was designed to give quick and direct economic assistance for US workers and their families, small businesses and to preserve jobs.