Provider Relief Fund Payments Revised Reporting Requirements and Timeline

Provider Relief Fund Payments Revised Reporting Requirements and Timeline On June 11, 2021, HHS released revised reporting requirements for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Payments. Expanding amount of time providers have to report information. Extends key deadlines for expending PRF payments. PRF reporting portal to open July 1, 2021 for providers to submit information.…

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Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in RHC

Increasing Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Rural Health Clinic All RHCs are eligible to receive direct shipments of their choice of COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, and/or Johnson & Johnson) through the Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Program If you are interested in receiving COVID-19 vaccines for your community, please fill out this form at your earliest…

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Coming Soon – HHS Funding for RHC COVID 19 Testing Mitigation Vaccine

New HHS Funding for Rural Health Clinics COMING SOON HRSA Announcement New HHS Funding for Rural Health Clinics to Strengthen COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation and Increase Vaccine Confidence To Learn More – see NARHC Article on HRSA’s Announcement Credentialing and Enrollment We offer a valuable, timely and professional program to credential you or your organization…

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Update to RHC Payment Limits effective 4/1/2021

Update to Rural Health Clinic Payment Limits CMS revised MLN Matters MM12185 on May 4, 2021 to update Rural Health Clinics Payment Limits effective April 1, 2021 See updated MM12185 for more information Credentialing and Enrollment We offer a valuable, timely and professional program to credential you or your organization with most regional third party…

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COVID-19 Medicare Billing Codes & Payment Allowances

COVID-19 Vaccine Paid by Medicare Billing Codes & Payment Allowance Medicare COVID-19 Vaccine Shot Payment Medicare payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine administration will be $28.39 to administer a single-dose vaccine. A COVID-19 vaccine requiring a series of two or more doses, the initial dose(s) administration payment rate will be $16.94, and for the administration of…

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NARHC RHC Modernization Act Congressional Letter

Rural Health Clinic Modernization Act NARHC sent the following message to Hill staff on January 15, 2021 which addresses some of the issues with the RHC Modernization Policy passed in the COVID Relief Package. See NARHC Congressional Letter Credentialing and Enrollment We offer a valuable, timely and professional program to credential you or your organization…

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RHC Medicare Payment Reform

Rural Health Clinic Medicare Payment Reform Rural Health Clinic will undergo Medicare payment reform as part of the year-end COVID-19 relief an appropriations package passed by Congress last night. Midwest Health Care will continue to update on the details of regulations and processes, as they are released. See NARHC article on RHC Modernization Credentialing and…

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Telehealth G2025 Policy Update

Telehealth Coinsurance & Reimbursement Policy Update CMS recently updated MLN Matters SE20016 that significantly alters G2025 reimbursement policy. See MLN Matters SE20016 Telehealth Services with Cost Sharing on how CPT code G2025 will be paid. The MAC will be going back to January 27, 2020 and adjusting all paid claims. As you can see, if the charge for CPT…

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TennCare PCP Directed Payments for RHCs & FQHCs

PCP Directed Payments for RHCs & FQHCs TennCare began working in June with CMS to secure targeted payments, and we are pleased to report that TennCare has received approval from CMS for approximately $12.4 million in state and federal funding to be distributed to TennCare Primary Care Providers (PCP). The approved $12.4 million in state and…

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