Verma Says CMS Exploring Payment Changes To Prevent, Treat COVID-19

By Chelsea Cirruzzo / March 2, 2020 at 6:10 PM
CMS Administrator Seema Verma, speaking from the White House on Monday (March 2), said that CMS is exploring potential changes to paying for services within Medicare and Medicaid to better prevent and treat COVID-19, but gave no further details. She also said the agency is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19 preventative regulation in long-term care facilities. The federal nursing home lobby is advising nursing home staff to avoid working while sick and to...

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