Tag: COVID-19 Reimbursement

CMS Moves to Streamline Coverage and Reimbursement for COVID Testing and Vaccination

CMS Moves to Streamline Coverage and Reimbursement for COVID Testing and Vaccination

Federal officials are ordering plans and insurers to cover testing without cost-sharing – for virtually any purpose. Federal officials have issued new guidance intended to streamline the process through which Americans can get easy, free access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and/or vaccinations. “This guidance makes clear that private group health plans and issuers generally cannot […]
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Get Paid for COVID-19 Testing_Treatment of Uninsured

Get Paid for COVID-19 Testing/Treatment of Uninsured

Payers are reimbursing providers for all COVID-19-related testing and treatment they are furnishing to their insured members, but what if the patient is uninsured? Healthcare providers need not write off COVID-19 testing and treatment services rendered to uninsured patients. Compensation is available! The public health emergency for COVID-19 requires the healthcare industry to focus their […]
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COVID-19 Reimbursement

Safeguarding COVID-19 Reimbursement

Waivers, modifiers, lab tests, multiple diagnosis codes…the layers and specifics of COVID-19 coding cannot be overlooked when ensuring appropriate reimbursement and safeguarding claims against third-party payer audits. As hospitals and healthcare organizations begin to assess the required steps necessary to prepare for the transition back to a pre-COVID-19 operating environment, apart from timelines and state […]
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