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Biden Administration Requires Vaccination for Medicare and Medicaid Certified Providers/Suppliers by January 2022: CMS Issues its Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule
Biden Administration Requires Vaccination for Medicare and Medicaid Certified Providers/Suppliers by January 2022: CMS Issues its Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule (IFR) on November 4, 2021, the same day the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The IFR and ETS complement each other, with both aimed at furthering the Biden Administration’s goal of vaccinating the entire United States healthcare workforce to ensure capacity to serve local and national healthcare needs, the safety of the workforce and patients, and to reduce the risk of continued COVID-19 transmission. Both rules are effective November 5, 2021.

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COVID-19, Employment, Medicare, RegulationsFaisal KhanCOVID-19, vaccine, medicaid, Medicare
New CMS Innovation Models: Primary Care First and Direct Contracting
New CMS Innovation Models: Primary Care First and Direct Contracting

In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new set of payment models meant to allow primary care providers deliver better care at a lower cost to their patients by removing unneccessary administrative and adjust payouts from procedures to outcomes.

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CMS Programs, Healthcare Reform, Medicare, Physicians, Medical Practice, Regulations, ReimbursementCarrie NixonHealthcare innovation, CMS, Medicare, medicaid, regulations