What The Stimulus Plan Means to Healthcare

A comparison of the $838 billion economic recovery plan passed by the Senate with an $820 billion version passed by the House. Additional debt costs would add almost $350 billion over 10 years. Many provisions expire in two years.

From the Associated Press:

HEALTH CARE:

• Senate — $20 billion to subsidize health care insurance for the unemployed under the COBRA program; $87 billion to help states with Medicaid; $22 billion to modernize health information technology systems; $10 billion for health research and construction of National Institutes of Health facilities.


• House — $40 billion for more generous COBRA subsidies and to provide health care through Medicaid; $87 billion to help states with Medicaid; $20 billion to modernize health information technology systems; $4 billion for preventative care; $1.5 billion for community health centers; $420 million to combat avian flu; $335 million for programs that combat AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.

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Good News from Palmetto - GBA RESOLUTION ACHIEVED

Claims Submitted through Direct Data Entry in Status/Location SM95HG

Palmetto GBA just announced that claims that were submitted through direct data entry (DDE) and are pending in FISS Status/Location SM95HG have been corrected and are being released for processing. These claims were submitted via DDE between November 3, 2008, and December 2, 2008 and received a duplicate document control number (DCN). PalmettoGBA is keenly aware this issue has affected sequential billing for some Home Health and Hospice providers. Once the affected claims begin to process to completion sequential billing can resume.

Previously issued accelerated payments are scheduled for recoupment beginning March 2, 2009.

To learn more about the resolution to this matter and others, we encourage you to visit the Palmetto GBA RHHI Claims Processing Issues Log located at this link.

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