All Payers
Health Plans to Cover Costs of Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Health Plan Waiver Dates Chart
Payers Extend Prior Authorization Windows During COVID-19
TDI Encourages Plans to Extend Prior Authorizations (TDI, May 11, 2020)
Confused by Each Payer’s COVID-19 Policies? TMA is Here to Help
Payer Updates in the Time of COVID-19 (Webinar)
How Health Plans Are Covering COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
Payers Ease Credentialing During COVID-19
Uninsured
Federal Funds to Be Available for Treating, Testing Uninsured COVID-19 Patients
Medicare
Medicare Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (CMS, March 5, 2020)
FAQs to Assist Medicare Providers With Billing and Coding for COVID-19 Testing (CMS, March 6, 2020)
Medicare: Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (CMS, March 23, 2020)
Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 (CMS, March 30, 2020)
Federal Register: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Policy and Regulatory Revisions (HHS, March 24, 2020)
Medicaid
Medicaid Disaster Response Toolkit
Feds Broaden Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP Provider Relief Funds
Texas Medicaid, CHIP Changes Extended Into October
Medicaid and CHIP Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (CMS, March 5, 2020)
Medicaid Claims for Telephone (Audio Only) Medical Services (TMHP, March 20, 2020)
Medicaid Audio Only HTW and FPP (TMHP, March 25, 2020)
Commercial Insurance
Payers Extend Claims Filing Deadlines
How Health Plans Are Covering COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
Individual and Small Group Market Insurance Coverage (CMS, March 5, 2020)
TDI: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Preparations (TDI, March 30, 2020)
Cigna's Response to COVID-19 (Cigna 2020)
Workers' Comp
Workers’ Comp COVID-19 Claims Require Work-Related Connection, Officials Say
Late Medical Bills Won’t Be a Reason for Workers’ Comp Claims Denials, State Says
Coding
AMA Creates CPT Code for Coronavirus Test
New CPT Code Is “Industry Standard” for COVID-19 Antigen Testing
MGMA Coding Cheat Sheet (MGMA)
ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines on COVID-19 April 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020 (CDC)
ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines - Supplement Coding encounters related to COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak (CDC, Feb. 20, 2020)
Coding encounters related to COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak (CDC, Feb. 20, 2020)
New ICD-10-CM code for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), October 1, 2020 (CDC, Feb. 20, 2020)
Coding During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Physicians Practice, March 18, 2020)
AMA Coding Advice During COVID-19 (AMA, March 26, 2020)
AAP: Coding for Telemedicine Services (AAP, Jan. 2020)
ACP: COVID-19 Telehealth Coding and Billing Practice Management Tips (ACP, March 30, 2020)
Telemedicine Payment
Health Plans Extend Telemedicine, Cost-Share Waivers
Payer Policies for Telemedicine Services
COVID-19 Telemedicine Deadlines for Doctors
Charts Point You in the Right Direction When Coding for Telemedicine
Which Plans Pay for Telemedicine Services – and for How Long?
Telemedicine Payments Promised, Regulations Eased
Telephone-Only Consultation Coverage and Payment Vary
TMA Pushes to Increase Telemedicine Use in Medicaid
Texas Laws and Regulations Relating to Telemedicine
Medicaid Claims for Telephone (Audio Only) Medical Services (TMHP, March 20, 2020)
FQHC Reimbursement for Telemedicine (Physician Delivered) and Telehealth (Non-Physician-Delivered) Services (TMHP, March 18, 2020)
AMA Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice (AMA, March 26, 2020)
TMB FAQs Regarding Telemedicine During Texas Disaster Declaration for COVID-19 Pandemic (TMB, March 19, 2020)
AAP: Coding for Telemedicine Services (AAP, Jan. 2020)
ACP: COVID-19 Telehealth Coding and Billing Practice Management Tips (ACP, March 30, 2020)
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