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Hospital and provider groups cheer new CMS flexibility on telehealth, capacity and ACO losses

Hospital and provider groups cheer new CMS flexibility on telehealth, capacity and ACO losses

May 1, 2020Robert KingNo CommentsFierce HealthcareRemote Patient Monitoring,Telehealth,Cost Containment/Reduction,Covid-19 / Coronavirus

Hospital groups largely cheered a raft of regulatory changes made by the Trump administration to expand telehealth and waive penalties for expanding capacity to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the changes Thursday, which include making it easier for hospitals to establish drive-thru and parking lot testing facilities and helping accountable care organizations (ACOs) mitigate major losses sparked by COVID-19.

The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) was pleased that CMS will adjust its financial methodology to account for the impact of COVID-19 costs.

This will ensure that ACOs are “treated equitably regardless of the extent to which their patient populations are affected by the pandemic,” CMS said.

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Hospital and provider groups cheer new CMS flexibility on telehealth, capacity and ACO losses
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