This week’s Medicare updates include the renewal of the public health emergency for another 90 days, an advisory opinion on charitable organizations resolving medical debt, additional updates to COVID-19 billing FAQs, and more!
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This week in Medicare updates—7/29/2020
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include the renewal of the public health emergency for another 90 days, an advisory opinion on charitable organizations resolving medical debt, additional updates to COVID-19 billing FAQs, and more!
Analysis: Median hospital margins could fall to negative 11% if pandemic surges continue
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Half of all hospitals could be operating in the red in the second half of 2020 if they don’t receive additional government support, according to a recent analysis prepared for the American Hospital Association.
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Benchmarking fair market value of compensation arrangements for Stark Law compliance
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