Medicare – CMS Information
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued key guidance to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations, specifically outlining how community-based organizations should be tackling and mitigating the coronavirus pandemic.
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Recent Guidelines
CMS Latest Memo for Coronavirus – Covid – 19
Press releases:
- Secretary Azar’s PHE declaration press release (1/31/20)
- Our press releases:
- CMS Approves Washington State’s Request for 1135 Medicaid Waivers (3/20/20)
- CMS Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Catastrophic Health Coverage and the Coronavirus (3/19/20)
- CMS Releases Recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures During COVID-19 Response (3/19/20)
- CMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies (3/18/20)
- CMS Sends Guidance to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations (3/17/20)
- President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak (3/17/20)
- CMS Approves First State Request for 1135 Medicaid Waiver in Florida (3/17/20)
- CMS Announces New Measures to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 (3/13/20)
- Emergency Declaration Press Call Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma (3/13/20)
- CMS takes Action Nationwide to Aggressively Respond to Cororavirus National Emergency (3/13/20)
- CMS Publishes FAQs to Ensure Individuals, Issuers and States have Clear Information on Coverage Benefits for COVID-19 (3/13/20)
- CMS Issues Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to Aid State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies in Their Response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak (3/12/20)
- CMS issues Frequently Asked Questions on Guidance to State Survey Agencies Suspending Non-Emergency Survey Inspections (3/10/20)
- CMS Issues Key Protective Mask Guidance for Healthcare Workers (3/10/20)
- CMS Sends More Detailed Guidance to Providers about COVID-19 (3/10/20)
- CMS Issues Guidance to help Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans Respond to COVID-19 (3/10/20)
- CMS Issues Call to Action for Hospital Emergency Departments to Screen Patients for Coronavirus (3/9/20)
- CMS Issues Clear, Actionable Guidance to Providers about COVID-19 Virus (3/9/20)
- Telehealth Benefits in Medicare are a Lifeline for Patients During Coronavirus Outbreak (3/9/20)
- COVID-19 Response News Alert: CMS Issues Frequently Asked Questions to Assist Medicare Providers (3/6/20)
- CMS Develops Additional Code for Coronavirus Lab Tests (3/5/20)
- CMS COVID-19 Response News Alerts: Press Release: CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus (3/4/20)
- Public Health News Alert: CMS Develops New Code for Coronavirus Lab Test (2/13/20)
- CMS Prepares Nation’s Healthcare Facilities for Coronavirus Threat (2/6/20)
Medicaid & CHIP guidance:
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for State Medicaid and CHIP Agencies-UPDATED (3/18/20)
- COVID-19 Disaster Response Toolkit (3/12/20)
- Medicaid Telehealth Guidance (3/17/20)
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