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COVID-19 Snapshot: Impact on the Medicare Population

Policy Snapshot
July 8, 2021
CMS released a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population from January 1, 2020-April 24, 2021. The updated data shows over 4.3 million COVID-19 cases and over 1.2 million COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Quality Payment Program: 2021 APM Incentive Payments

Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published 2021 Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive Payment details on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website ; eligible clinicians and surrogates can log in to see what you were paid by...

CMS to Improve Home Health Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2021
Proposed rule would accelerate shift from volume-based incentives to quality-based incentives The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that accelerates the shift from paying for home health services based on...

Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Care

Policy Snapshot
July 2, 2021
Last week, Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL) and Gus Billirakis (R-FL) announced the formation of a bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Care (IPC-LTC). The Caucus aims to create meaningful federal policies to...

The Society Urges HHS to Release Nursing Home Strike Force Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
This week, AMDA and several other organizations sent a letter urging Secretary Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to release nursing home strike team funding authorized in the American Rescue Plan Act of...

OIG Report: Mortality Rates in Nursing Homes Increased by 32% During 2020

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
The Office of Inspector General released a report about the impact COVID-19 had on Medicare beneficiaries. Last year, 3.1 million beneficiaries were living in nursing homes and SNFs. Of this amount, 1.3 million had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020. It...

New York Governor Signs Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Level Law

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill ( S6346 ) that establishes staffing standards for nursing homes requiring them to have minimum staffing levels and imposes civil penalties for those that fail to adhere. The new law,...

2019 Quality Payment Program: Performance Information on Care Compare

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added 2019 Quality Payment Program performance information to the Doctors and Clinicians section of Medicare Care Compare and the Provider Data Catalog . Visit the Care Compare: Doctors and...

Orthoses Referring Providers: Comparative Billing Report in June

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
In late June, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a second letter in the Special Edition Comparative Billing Report (CBR) series on Part B claims for orthoses referring providers. Use the data-driven tables to compare your...

REMINDER: 2021 Call for MIPS Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities Open

Policy Snapshot
June 25, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourages you to submit Promoting Interoperability measures and Improvement Activities for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The MIPS Annual...