CMS Increases Medicare Payment for Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccine The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ncreased the Medicare payment amount for administering the COVID-19 vaccine with a new and higher payment rate which will support important actions taken by providers designed to increase the number of vaccines...
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance today for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). This latest guidance comes as more than three million doses...
Read moreOn February 27, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Janssen Biotech Inc.’s COVID‑19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 for individuals 18 years of age and older. Review Janssen’s Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (Vaccination Providers) regarding the limitations of authorized use....
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