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CMS Announces Payment Program for Providers Affected by Change Healthcare Cyberattack
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) March 9 issued a notice formally announcing terms for hospitals, physicians and other providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack to apply for accelerated and advance payments (AAPs).
UnitedHealth Group Provides Updates on Response to Change Healthcare Cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group late yesterday announced a series of updates on its response to the unprecedented cyberattack against its subsidiary Change Healthcare.
HHS Announces Some Flexibilities for Hospitals Following Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
The Department of Health and Human Services announced some flexibilities from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to assist providers in continuing to serve patients in the wake of the unprecedented cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.
Change Healthcare Launches Temporary Programs in Relation to Ongoing Cyberattack
Change Healthcare, a health care technology company that is part of Optum and owned by UnitedHealth Group, today announced a “Temporary Funding Assistance Program” webpage and a new instance of its Rx ePrescribing service for customers affected by the ongoing cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
CMS Finalizes Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Third-party Payment Rule
The CMS Feb. 23 published a final rule that updates the regulatory requirements of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program in response to Section 203 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021.
Senate Passes AHA-supported Legislation Repealing Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurers
The Senate passed by voice vote the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 1418/S. 350), AHA-supported legislation that repeals the McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption available to commercial health insurers for anticompetitive conduct.
AHA Asks HHS to Provide Assistance to Hospitals Affected by Change Healthcare Cyberattack
The AHA asks the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to help hospitals and health systems minimize the fallout from the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare until the situation is resolved.
CMS Proposes Changes to Requirements for Accrediting Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Feb. 8 issued a proposed rule intended to strengthen its oversight of accrediting organizations (AOs) such as The Joint Commission and Det Norske Veritas (DNV). The proposed policies have implications for hospitals and health systems that rely on the AO accreditation process to demonstrate their compliance with Medicare’s Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions for Coverage (CfCs).
HHS Finalizes Changes to Information-sharing Requirements for Addiction Treatment
The HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Feb. 8 finalized modifications of certain provisions of part 2 of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, commonly known as 42 CFR Part 2 (or Part 2), to align requirements for patient records regarding treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) with those in effect under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.
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