The resources below provide an overview of CMS response to COVID-19, in addition to recommendations on areas of importance for healthcare providers.
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New information from CMS is being released nearly every day. Stay tuned to the CMS website for the latest updates.
Resuming Procedures
- June 11, 2020 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare
- June 10, 2020 | Re-Opening America: What Patients Should Know About Seeking Healthcare
Elective Procedures
- April 20, 2020 | Opening Up America Again: CMS Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase 1
- April 20, 2020 | Opening Up America Again (White House Guidelines)
- April 17, 2020 | State Guidance (ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center) Association))
- April 17, 2020 | Joint Statement: Roadmap for Resuming Elective Surgery after COVID-19 Pandemic
- April 17, 2020 | Local Resumption of Elective Surgery Guidance
- April 6, 2020 | CMS Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations
- March 19, 2020 | CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations
Catastrophic Plan Coverage
- March 18, 2020 | CMS FAQ: Catastrophic Plan Coverage and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Open Payments Program (Sunshine)
- March 25, 2020 | COVID-19 Announcement
CMS communicates that it will exercise enforcement discretion with respect to submissions completed after the statutory deadline of March 31. AdvaMed’s Government Affairs team has raised this issue with the Hill to try to obtain a statutory accommodation.
Telemedicine
- March 18, 2020 | CMS Press Release: President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak
- March 17, 2020 | Medicare Telemedicine Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
- March 17, 2020 | Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions
Stakeholder Coding, Coverage and Payment Concerns
- May 14, 2020 | AMA Serological Testing Guidance
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions on Medicare Fee-For-Service Billing (updated regularly)
- April 6, 2020 | Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency (Interim Final Rule with Comment Period)
- April 6, 2020 | CMS Dear Clinician Letter
- March 30, 2020 | Fact sheet: Expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program for Providers and Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency
- March 23, 2020 | Medicare Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19
AdvaMed Staff Contact: Don May