CMS Final Rule Regarding Additional Policy & Regulatory Revisions In Response To The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

On October 28, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released this final rule regarding additional policy & regulatory revisions In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency. This rule provides for separate payment for new COVID-19 treatments under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for the remainder of the COVID-19 public health emergency when these treatments are provided at the same time as a Comprehensive Ambulatory Payment Classification (C-APC) service. This rule also interprets and implements the requirement to maintain Medicaid beneficiary enrollment in order to receive the temporary . . .