CMS Issues Informational Bulletin on Medicaid Reimbursement Strategies to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Facilities

The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Medicaid Informational Bulletin that provides guidance to states on how they may use state-directed payments to increase reimbursement for nursing facilities that implement COVID-19 infection control practices. Describes how nursing facilities are vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19 and how states must take steps to enhance infection control policy.
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