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Equity in Health Care Education: Ethical Distribution of CMS Funding

Bill of Health

Advanced practice providers, such as Advanced Practice Nurses (APRNs) and Physician Assistants (PAs), are helping to fill that void. There are approximately 370,000 nurse practitioners that are licensed in the United States, and that number is growing. They provide a substantial amount of care to Medicare and Medicaid patients.

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CMS relaxes more rules around telehealth, allowing care across state lines

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily suspended several regulations to enable hospitals, clinics and other providers to boost their front-line medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic. "It’s all hands on deck during this crisis," said CMS Administrator Seema Verma in a statement.

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New bill would codify Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services relaxed requirements around reimbursements early in the pandemic, contributing to the upswing in countrywide telehealth visits. " WHY IT MATTERS. Since then, multiple groups have pushed the agency to make such changes permanent. ON THE RECORD.

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OCR will ease restrictions on telehealth tech during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

On Tuesday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expanded its Medicare telehealth coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic to enable more patients to get virtual care services from their providers. ON THE RECORD.

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CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing Requirements and Enhanced Facility Assessments for Nursing Homes

C&M Health Law

Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a much anticipated and contested proposed rule that seeks to establish minimum staffing level requirements for nursing homes. hours of nursing staff per resident per day, or 3.0 HPRD from nurse aids (NAs). [2]

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AMA & other med groups express 'dismay' at prospect of waivers made permanent

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 100 physician groups, led by the American Medical Association, told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in no uncertain terms this past week that, while they supported temporary regulatory relaxations in response to COVID-19, they were strongly opposed to certain rules changes being made permanent. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Licensed Professional Counselor Sentenced to Prison for $1.3 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On March 13, 2022, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding the Connecticut Medicaid Program of more than $1.3 By George F. Indest III, J.D., million, announced the U.S. Attorney for the U.S. District of Connecticut. [.]