HHS extends PHE
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:07 AM CDT, Tue April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON – Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has extended the public health emergency for another 90 days.
The PHE, which was set to expire April 21, is now good through July 21. The PHE was initially declared on Jan. 31.
There are a number of HME-related provisions that are tied to the PHE, including Medicare’s 75/25 blended reimbursement rates for non-rural, non-competitive bidding areas, and waivers of certain telehealth restrictions and other waivers and policy changes.
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