With the COVID-19 public health emergency ending May 11, hospitals must return to normal operations as regulatory flexibilities and enhanced reimbursement will terminate. The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association presented a webinar, “Preparing for the May 11, 2023, End of the COVID-19 PHE,” to discuss what happens next. During the webinar, Foley & Lardner’s Larry Vernaglia and PYA Principal Martie Ross provided a roadmap for navigating this last mile in the COVID-19 journey.
The topics they covered included the following:
• Medicare telehealth flexibilities
• Medicaid determinations
• Payments for COVID-19 testing and treatment
• Hospital capacity
• Discharge planning and post-acute care
• Staffing flexibilities
• Administrative tasks
• Provider enrollment
• Stark Law waivers
• Hospital-at-home program
The 45-minute webinar took place February 16, 2023.
If you have questions about the effects of the end of the PHE on healthcare organizations and reimbursement; need assistance with evaluating the regulatory impacts; or need help with any matter involving compliance, valuation, or strategy and transactions, one of our executive contacts would be happy to assist. You may email them below, or call (800) 270-9629.
