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In a surprise Sunday night announcement, CMS announced it was stopping the Accelerated and Advance Payments (AAP) program it recently offered as a solution for providers cash-strapped by COVID-19 closures.
 
 
Starting today a second wave of relief payments — totaling $20 billion — is on its way to health care providers and hospitals. But take note: To access and keep the relief funds, providers must verify their 2018 payment receipts with the federal government.
 
CMS and private payers have knocked down barriers for telehealth and telemedicine services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). But a MedPage Today article reveals that barriers to payment remain, and the steady flow of changes to coding and billing guidance is a major hurdle.
Update: CMS has updated the NCCI section of the CMS website to state that the changes announced in its April 7 NCCI updates reported below are retroactive to Jan. 1.
 
 
Cash infusions are on the way for health care providers, but that may only be a stopgap measure to address the persistent revenue shortfalls and decreased patient volumes that medical practices are reporting nationally.
 

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