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CMS Statement on Continued Action to Respond to the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is continuing to monitor and assess the impact that the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare has had on all provider and supplier types. Today, CMS is announcing that, in addition to considering applications for Read more about CMS Statement on Continued Action to Respond to the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
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Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) Accelerated Payments to Part A Providers and Advance Payments to Part B Suppliers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes the impact that the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare/Optum in late February (the Incident) has had on health care operations across the country. CMS is Read more about Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) Accelerated Payments to Part A Providers and Advance Payments to Part B Suppliers
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Utah’s Medicaid and CHIP Postpartum Coverage Expansion; 45 States Now Offer Full Year of Coverage After Pregnancy

Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to strengthen maternal health, an estimated 691,000 Americans annually are now eligible for essential care for a full year after pregnancy. Read more about Biden-Harris Administration Announces Utah’s Medicaid and CHIP Postpartum Coverage Expansion; 45 States Now Offer Full Year of Coverage After Pregnancy
CMS Round Up

CMS Roundup (Mar. 8, 2024)

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. CMS Releases Eighth Annual Evaluation Report of the Independence at Home Demonstration February 23: CMS released its eighth annual report on the evaluation of the Independence at Read more about CMS Roundup (Mar. 8, 2024)
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CMS Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

“At the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), we recognize the impact that the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare has had on physicians and other providers – and we are particularly concerned about small practices and community-based providers. We are actively Read more about CMS Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
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Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Guidance to Help People with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Manage Prescription Drug Costs

Continuing the ongoing implementation of President Biden’s prescription drug pricing law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final part one guidance for the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan . Today’s guidance helps ensure that Read more about Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Guidance to Help People with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Manage Prescription Drug Costs