Some health plans accelerate hospital payments to provide COVID-19 financial help
Some health plans are accelerating payment processing or offering advances to help stabilize hospitals strained by the effects of the ongoing pandemic.
HFMA Summary of HHS/DOL/IRS FAQ on Cost Sharing for COVID-19 Testing and Related Services
HFMA summarized HHS/DOL/IRS FAQs on cost sharing for COVID-19 testing and related services.
Details released on how much each provider will receive from $30 billion in CARES funding
Hospitals should have begun receiving CARES Act funding April 10, but the funds require accepting specific terms.
Federal government sending $64 billion this week to providers for coronavirus costs
Hospitals should receive $64 billion in federal grants and loans by the end of this week to help with coronavirus treatment and preparation costs.
5 ways hospitals should prepare to access COVID-19 disaster funding
The nation's hospitals should not delay in taking steps to track and document additional costs and revenue losses associated with COVID-19 cases, which will be necessary to obtain timely access to relief authorized under the CARES Act .
Telehealth’s impact on clinic staffing models post-COVID-19
HFMA's Chad Mulvany predicts that if COVID-19 leads to widespread usage of telehealth, post-pandemic it will lead to a rethinking of primary care clinic footprints and staffing models.
Rural hospital finances hit hard by looming threat of COVID-19 as leaders scramble to preserve cash
Although most healthcare providers are likely to take a financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic, rural hospitals are especially vulnerable and are scrambling to preserve cash.
Top 5 CMS provisions providing flexibilities to Medicare and Medicaid regulations during the COVID-19 public health emergency
A summary of the top five provisions in the CMS interim final rule issued last week, which provides additional flexibilities to Medicare and Medicaid regulations for the duration of the public health emergency.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: HFMA Executive Summary
Highlights of interim final rule that, for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), offers providers flexibility by reinterpreting regulations.
Key hospital provisions and some questions requiring resolution from the CARES Act
Summary of the top five CARES Act provisions impacting hospital finances and the open questions associated with those provisions.