tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2021 Issue Q1

Industry Notes: Winter Storm Triggers PHE Declaration for Texas

Plus: CMS reopens MIPS EUC application. As with past natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials reassured Texas providers they can count on the feds to help after a winter storm ravaged the state. On Feb. 17, HHS Acting Secretary Norris Cochran declared a public health emergency (PHE) for Texas after the spate of winter storms. “This declaration follows President Biden’s emergency declaration for the state of Texas last week” and allows CMS “to give healthcare providers and suppliers greater flexibility in meeting emergency health needs in disasters,&rdquo...

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