The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued guidance to their contracting carriers on various issues surrounding the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. These guidance documents remind carriers of their contractual obligations as well as give carriers flexibility in the administration of their benefit plans during this crisis.
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CMS Announces Actions to Address the Threat of Coronavirus
By Kenneth Yood & Melissa Gertler on
On March 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced several measures aimed at preventing the spread of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (“COVID-19”). Described by CMS Administrator Seema Verma as representing “a call to action across the health care system,” these actions serve to ensure health care facilities have updated information to be able to effectively respond to COVID-19 and thereby protect patients and residents.
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