COVID19 - RACmonitor
May 13, 2021
By Ellen Fink-Samnick MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
Help from the COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund
Federal law prohibits from charging or balance-billing patients for COVID-19 vaccine administration. The COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF) launched last week through the Health Resources and Services Administration to cover vaccine administration costs for providers treating patients enrolled in health plans that either do not cover vaccination fees or cover them with…
April 8, 2021
By Marie Stinebuck, MBA, MSN, ACM
As Hospitals Locked Down, Others Have Been Locked Out
Leading case management during COVID-19. Towards the end of the most recent COVID-19 surge, an employee working from home mentioned how isolated they felt, and how lucky I was to go into work every day. That sat with me for a minute before I responded, while also acknowledging how difficult…
April 8, 2021
By Timothy Powell, CPA CHCP
Face to Virtual Face
Expansion of telehealth services and vaccine news are included in this report. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established a face-to-face encounter requirement for certification of eligibility for Medicare home health services, by requiring the certifying physician to document that he or she, or a non-physician practitioner working…
March 11, 2021
By Edward Roche, PhD, JD
COVID Crime Goes Viral
Crime doesn’t pay, but it’s costing headaches for many. The COVID-19 vaccination program has stimulated one of the largest crime waves in history – and it also may turn out to be one of the most lucrative. For crooks, the COVID crisis is an opportunity that must not be missed.…
February 25, 2021
By Ellen Fink-Samnick MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
Life Expectancy Trends: SDoH Impose Trauma amid the Pandemic
Drug overdose deaths were another influencer. Amid last week’s hottest reports was new data from the National Center for Health Statistics. While it was expected that COVID-19 would dramatically impact life expectancy across populations, the data for those persons most vulnerable was alarming. The first six months of 2020 revealed…
February 17, 2021
By Ellen Fink-Samnick MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution for Older Adults in Crisis
Older adults continue to be at risk during the pandemic. COVID-19 vaccine distribution has prompted headaches across the country. However, older adults have been especially challenged with access; those who “have less” and are dealing with economic and/or health limitations, as well as family and peer support, are struggling. For…
February 3, 2021
By David M. Glaser, Esq.
No Surprise. It’s the Law
The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2022. This time of the year, we often focus on predictions. I won’t here, for two reasons. First, predicting is perilous. At the start of last year, I wasn’t even stocking up on peanut butter and graham crackers in anticipation of the pandemic. I didn’t start…
December 28, 2020
By Chuck Buck
The Year That Was 2020
A former college classmate turned-NBC-TV national news correspondent once told me that he made a career choice—to report the news rather than read the news. Here at RACmonitor we’ve been reporting a considerable amount of news this year with our weekly news and information service plus nearly 60 special news…
By Mark Spivey
Comments are being sought now. With two COVID-19 vaccines now being distributed nationwide and more on the way, in addition to what are sure to be forthcoming enhancements in treatment of the virus, federal officials have issued an interim final rule with comment period establishing add-on payments for such measures.…
December 17, 2020
By John Zelem, MD
Rationing Patient Care in a Pandemic
Physicians in general are not trained to think this way, but may be forced to do so in the very near future. During the early part of this month, the U.S. has been averaging nearly 200,000 new cases each day, a 15-percent increase from the average two weeks prior. Whether…
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