NAMD Seeks PHE-Type Flexibilities To Address Change Healthcare Attack

The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) is asking HHS and CMS to immediately provide states and territories’ Medicaid programs with public health emergency-like flexibilities to ensure care for millions of Americans of all ages is not disrupted by the massive cyber-attack on Change Healthcare. The Medicaid directors’ request comes after HHS on Tuesday (March 5) laid out a series of steps that aim to help providers navigate the billing and other problems due to the Feb. 21 incident and...