On July 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially opened the Reporting Portal for entities who received one or more Provider Relief Fund payments exceeding, in the aggregate, $10,000 from April 10, 2020 to June 30, 2020. Those entities will have until September 30, 2021 to complete the reporting process. Any unused funds from the period of availability must be returned by October 30, 2021. If no report is submitted by the deadline, then all funds are considered unused. HHS has detailed a series of steps for completing the reporting process, which include (1) registering in the Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal; (2) reading the Reporting Requirements Notice, which was revised on June 30, 2021; (3) watching the reporting technical assistance webinar, and then (4) submitting your information through the Reporting Portal. All of these steps and key information related to the Reporting Portal can be found here. Attached is a resource guide to help with the process and answer additional questions as you navigate your reporting requirements.
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EDPMA urges decision makers to maintain the 3.75% increase in the Medicare Conversion Factor
On July 23, 2021, EDPMA and 108 other physician advocates urged Congress and the Administration to maintain the 3.75% increase in the Medicare Conversion Factor at least through calendar year 2022 or 2023. The letter is available here
EDPMA and ACEP sent a 5/5/21 EDPMA/ACEP Joint Letter to Moda Health regarding its new policy for emergency department claims that violates PLP.
On February 22, 2021, EDPMA urged United Healthcare (UHC), not to implement its auto-downcoding policy for 99285 because it violates the prudent layperson standard. A week later, UHC announced that the implementation date for that policy has been delayed.
2020 was an extremely busy, but successful year for advocacy. To take a look back on all of EDPMA’s Advocacy Successes, please click here