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The National Governors Association (NGA) released an updated memo and table of state actions summarizing COVID-19 response strategies for populations receiving long-term care. NGA also released a briefing on COVID-19 testing in long-term care facilities.

Thursdays from 4 to 5 pm ET

These webcasts, which are held Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00 PM ET, are brought to you by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Quality Improvement Organization Program, a national network of Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations serving every state and territory. The topic of this week’s webcast on July 16 is Reopening Considerations. Register now.

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Last week, the Society joined the American Medical Association and other national medical organizations in urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the office visit increases and waive the requirement for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to adjust Medicare physician payments for budget neutrality when it implements the office visit coding and payment changes that it has finalized for 2021.

The groups noted that “Payment reductions of this magnitude would be a major problem at any time, but to impose cuts of this magnitude during or...

This series is brought to you by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Quality Improvement Organization Program, a national network of Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations serving every state and territory. Upcoming topics include Managing Staff Challenges on July 9 and Reopening Considerations on July 16. Both will be held from 4:00 to 5:00 PM ET. ...