Tag: Extension
AAH joins efforts to extend telehealth flexibilities
December 9, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare joined 62 other organizations and health care providers in asking congressional leadership to extend the telehealth flexibilities that are set to expire Dec. 31 for at least two additional years. “The flexible telehealth policies put in place following the public health emergency (PHE) have been nothing shy of a lifeline for millions of patients – they have increased virtual access to a wider array of clinicians and services, mitigated the clinician shortage,...
HHS reopens relief funding
August 4, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The Department of Health and Human Services has reopened applications for Medicare-based relief funding and extended the application deadline for Medicaid-based relief, according to AAHomecare.
The news is especially welcome for providers that did not apply for the $20 billing Tranche 2 funding from the Medicare-based relief fund, the association says.
“We heard from HME suppliers who were excluded from substantial Medicaid-based relief and reached out to HHS...
Stakeholders expect PHE to be extended
July 1, 2020HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - It appears the Department of Health and Human Services will extend the current public health emergency.Both AAHomecare and the VGM Group have pointed to a June 29 tweet posted by Michael Caputo, HHS assistant secretary for public affairs, that said: “HHS expects to renew the public health emergency due to COVID-19 before it expires. We have already renewed this PHE once.”HHS first put the PHE in place on Jan. 27. It renewed the PHE on April 26 for another 90 days.Renewing...
NRRTS extends amnesty
March 28, 2018HME News Staff
LUBBOCK, Texas - NRRTS has extended an Amnesty Program for awarding the CRTS designation to new or current registrants who meet certain criteria through June 1. The organization has awarded the designation to about 30 registrants since the program launched on Jan. 1. Registrants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the program: They must have a minimum of three years of experience providing direct services to consumers; they must be an ATP in good standing for a minimum of three years...