CMS Offers Broad Support for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with Hurricane Maria Recovery

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outlined several of the administrative actions they have taken in Hurricane Maria recovery efforts for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These include a waiver for certain Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP requirements for healthcare facilities, special enrollment opportunities through the Federal Health Insurance Exchange, transfer of patients for dialysis care, and a Medicare Part B Provider hotline to assist providers helping with recovery efforts enroll in federal health programs and receive temporary billing privileges while waiving the typical requirements for this enrollment.
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