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The federal mandate will end, but employers may still require vaccination. Providers wondering exactly when they can say goodbye to the Medicare and Medicaid COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees finally have a concrete date — but it may be further away than they’d like. The Beginning of the End On May 1, the Biden administration […]
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Stay tuned for official guidance before acting, however. Home health and hospice agencies may see a little relief in the labor shortage arena due to a newly announced regulatory change concerning COVID-19 vaccinations. On May 1, the Biden administration revealed that it was ending the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for a number of parties including employees […]
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6 new COVID-19 vaccine administration codes added. The American Medical Association (AMA) has released several new vaccine administration CPT® codes and revised existing booster codes. These immediate changes are in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently updating its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 Coding Changes at a Glance The code additions […]
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Monovalent vaccines are out and bivalent vaccines are in. On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Changes were made to simplify the vaccination schedule and authorize the current bivalent vaccines to be used for all doses. The […]
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Code 0174A is effective now for patients ages 6 months to 4 years. On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to allow providers to administer a booster to certain young patients. As a result, on March 17, the American Medical […]
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Conviction is just one of more than 130 such criminal cases involving $ 80 million A federal jury convicted a Colorado physician, Jan. 13, for misappropriating about $ 250,000 from two separate COVID-19 relief funds. The Accusation According to court documents, Francis F. Joseph, MD, 57, received about $ 118,000 from the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program and […]
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After 12 PHE declaration renewals, the feds’ wind-down will drop a significant workload on providers. The Biden administration has been signaling the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) since late last summer, but now there’s a concrete end date — which means you need to start preparing for it immediately. In an August […]
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Connect CPT® codes to vaccine news with this quick look at the latest changes. On Oct. 10, 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a new code for administration of the Novavax COVID-19 booster. On Oct. 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for the bivalent Moderna and […]
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Age determines who qualifies for the bivalent formulations from Pfizer and Moderna. On Aug. 31, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include updated booster bivalent formulations. These latest formulations include messenger RNA components to help build immunity against both […]
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Prepare for PHE’s end as 10th extension is announced. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, the feds have renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for another 90 days. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra signed a 10th extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency, effective July 15 and lasting through October. The extension follows […]
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