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Case is just one of many in an alleged $ 8 billion pandemic fraud spree, according to DOJ. The feds are keeping an ever-sharper eye out for fraud related to COVID-19 relief funds, and a California hospice owner was one of the fraudsters spotted. Gurgen Israyelyan owned Saint Christopher Hospice Inc. in North Hollywood, which closed […]
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Medicare beneficiaries will be able to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost starting in early spring. A new Medicare initiative will soon allow Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to receive up to eight over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests per month for free. This initiative, announced last month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
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BCBS and other payers weigh in on at-home testing. In the recent article FDA Authorizes Non-Prescription COVID Tests, AAPC reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for at-home, over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests. On March 5, 2021, Cue Health received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA for their […]
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The FDA grants emergency use authorization for at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. On March 5, 2021, Cue Health received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over The Counter (OTC) Use. The nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) detects the RNA of SARS-CoV-2, the […]
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Labs soon will have to work harder to merit the maximum allowed Medicare payment for high-throughput tests used to detect SARS-CoV-2. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been paying labs $ 100 per test — up from $ 51 — since a public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 was declared on March 18, 2020. […]
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